pass away

verb

passed away; passing away; passes away

intransitive verb

1
: to go out of existence
2

Examples of pass away in a Sentence

the old woman passed away quietly
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According to The New York Times, Hickerson passed away on Aug. 17 at a care facility in Portland, Ore., as confirmed by his partner, Ruth Bolliger. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2025 According to a report from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner, Chuter passed away on August 14. Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 25 Aug. 2025 For instance, Mandel worked with a ranch-owning family where the only sibling with working knowledge of the property passed away unexpectedly, which upended the living siblings’ plan to run the ranch. Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 23 Aug. 2025 Seth passed away a year and a half ago, which has been really hard on us all, but especially on Jason. Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 21 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pass away

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of pass away was in the 13th century

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“Pass away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pass%20away. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.

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