'pass on' definitions:
Definition of 'pass on'
(from WordNet)
verb
Place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" [syn: pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give]
verb
Transmit (knowledge or skills); "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students" [syn: impart, leave, give, pass on]
verb
Move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on" [syn: advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on] [ant: draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retire, retreat, withdraw]
verb
Give to or transfer possession of; "She passed the family jewels on to her daughter-in-law"
verb
Refer to another person for decision or judgment; "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues" [syn: relegate, pass on, submit]
verb
Cause be distributed; "This letter is being circulated among the faculty" [syn: circulate, pass around, pass on, distribute]
verb
Transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news" [syn: communicate, pass on, pass, pass along, put across]
Synonyms of 'pass on'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abalienate,
- accept,
- accredit,
- add a codicil,
- advance,
- affirm,
- alien,
- alienate,
- amen,
- amortize,
- approve,
- assign,
- authenticate,
- authorize,
- autograph,
- barter,
- be lost,
- bequeath,
- break,
- broadcast,
- carry over,
- cease to be,
- cease to live,
- cede,
- certify,
- change hands,
- change ownership,
- come along,
- come on,
- communicate,
- confer,
- confirm,
- consign,
- convey,
- cosign,
- countersign,
- cover ground,
- decease,
- deed,
- deed over,
- deliver,
- demise,
- depart,
- depart this life,
- deport,
- descend,
- devise,
- devolve,
- devolve upon,
- die,
- diffuse,
- disseminate,
- endorse,
- enfeoff,
- entail,
- exchange,
- execute a will,
- expel,
- expire,
- export,
- extradite,
- fall,
- fall asleep,
- gain ground,
- gather head,
- gather way,
- get across,
- get ahead,
- get along,
- get over,
- give,
- give permission,
- give the go-ahead,
- give the imprimatur,
- give thumbs up,
- give title to,
- give word,
- go,
- go ahead,
- go along,
- go fast,
- go forward,
- go on,
- go out,
- hand,
- hand down,
- hand forward,
- hand on,
- hand over,
- impart,
- import,
- initial,
- leave,
- leave word,
- make a bequest,
- make a will,
- make good time,
- make head against,
- make headway,
- make known,
- make over,
- make progress,
- make progress against,
- make strides,
- make up leeway,
- metastasize,
- metathesize,
- move,
- move forward,
- negotiate,
- notarize,
- OK,
- part,
- pass,
- pass along,
- pass away,
- pass over,
- pass the buck,
- pass upon,
- perfuse,
- perish,
- permit,
- proceed,
- progress,
- put off mortality,
- quit this world,
- ratify,
- relay,
- render,
- report,
- return to dust,
- roll,
- rubber stamp,
- sanction,
- say amen to,
- seal,
- second,
- sell,
- send,
- send word,
- settle,
- settle on,
- share,
- share with,
- sign,
- sign and seal,
- sign away,
- sign over,
- signal,
- spread,
- stem,
- step forward,
- stop breathing,
- subscribe to,
- succeed,
- succumb,
- support,
- surrender,
- swear and affirm,
- swear to,
- switch,
- tell,
- trade,
- transfer,
- transfer property,
- transfuse,
- translate,
- translocate,
- transmit,
- transplace,
- transplant,
- transpose,
- travel,
- turn over,
- undersign,
- underwrite,
- up and die,
- validate,
- visa,
- vise,
- warrant,
- will,
- will and bequeath,
- will to,
- yield the ghost
Words containing 'pass on'
- Pass,
- Passed,
- Passing,
- Passingly,
- To pass by,
- To pass into,
- To pass off,
- To pass on,
- To pass over,
- in passing,
- pass by,
- pass for,
- pass off,
- pass out,
- pass over,
- pass through,
- pass up,
- passe,
- passing by,
- Alto Pass,
- Anaktuvuk Pass,
- Aransas Pass,
- By-pass,
- Eagle Pass,
- False Pass,
- Ferry Pass,
- Grand Pass,
- Grants Pass,
- Grants Pass, OR,
- Moose Pass,
- Pass Christian,
- Pass boat,
- Pass book,
- Pass box,
- Pass check,
- Pass'e,
- Pass'ee,
- Passe partout,
- Passed midshipman,
- Passing bell,
- Passing note,
- Passing tone,
- Pippa Passes,
- Sea pass,
- Snoqualmie Pass,
- To bring to pass,
- To come to pass,
- To pass a dividend,
- To pass away,
- To pass muster,
- To pass upon,
- Whale Pass,
- boarding pass,
- brenner pass,
- bring to pass,
- come to pass,
- donner pass,
- flare pass,
- forward pass,
- hall pass,
- khyber pass,
- lateral pass,
- let pass,
- make pass,
- mountain pass,
- pass across,
- pass along,
- pass around,
- pass away,
- pass catcher,
- pass completion,
- pass judgment,
- pass muster,
- pass receiver,
- pass the buck,
- pass water,
- pass-through,
- passed ball,
- passing comment,
- passing fancy,
- passing game,
- passing measure,
- passing play,
- passing shot,
- passing water,
- screen pass,
- spot pass,
- to pass the Rubicon,
- Alto Pass, IL,
- Anaktuvuk Pass, AK,
- Aransas Pass, TX,
- Eagle Pass, TX,
- False Pass, AK,
- Ferry Pass, FL,
- Grand Pass, MO,
- Moose Pass, AK,
- Pass Christian, MS,
- Pass-key,
- Pass-parole,
- Pippa Passes, KY,
- Snoqualmie Pass, WA,
- To pass around the hat,
- To pass something on some one,
- Whale Pass, AK,
- pass with flying colors,
- passe-partout,
- To pass something upon some one,
- high-pass filter,
- low-pass filter