pass on
phrasal 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?
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Those higher costs are passed on to customers through the power supply adjustment rate on monthly bills.
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Chaya Tong, Austin American Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026
In a way, that resilience may pass on to the students who attend them.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
So Lucci went with her gut and decided to pass on the opportunity.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
Desmond has framed this as a way to protect ratepayers from costs Big Tech might otherwise pass on.
—Geoff Watkinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
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Chaya Tong, Austin American Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026
In a way, that resilience may pass on to the students who attend them.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
So Lucci went with her gut and decided to pass on the opportunity.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
Desmond has framed this as a way to protect ratepayers from costs Big Tech might otherwise pass on.
—Geoff Watkinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Pass on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pass%20on. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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