pass on

verb

passed on; passing on; passes on

: to die

—used as a polite way to avoid saying the word "die"

Have both your parents passed on?

Examples of pass on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Collins was stopped for a 5-yard loss before J’Mond Tapp had back-to-back sacks before an incomplete pass on fourth-and-27 with 57 seconds left. — ABC News, 13 Nov. 2026

About 26% of tariff increases are ultimately passed on to consumers, according to a September study by New York Federal Reserve economists. — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2026

Still, the defense bill, one of the few pieces of legislation that passes on an annual basis, could be imperiled by Democratic efforts to add provisions to sunset the war in Iran. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 12 Nov. 2026

The ones who couldn’t read the signs didn’t live long enough to pass on their genes, and the line that led to you would have ended long ago. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 12 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for pass on

• anton
• argon
• axon
• baronne
• baryon
• baton
• boron
• buisson
• bygone
• capon
• cardon
• chiffon