Meaning

5 senses
  1. (intransitive)To go forward.

    move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

  2. (transitive)To convey or communicate.

    Can you pass on the information next time you see him?

    weitergeben, übertragen

    передава́тьperedavátʹ, переда́тьperedátʹ

  3. (transitive)To transfer (something) to someone, especially by handing or bequeathing it to the next person in a series.

  4. (transitive)To skip or decline.

    I'll pass on dessert, thanks.

    пропуска́тьpropuskátʹ, пропусти́тьpropustítʹ, отказа́тьсяotkazátʹsja

  5. (euphemistic, idiomatic, intransitive)To die.

    His uncle passed on last year.

Examples

165 sentences
  1. Don't you pass out on me.

    Не смій втрачати свідомість, поки я тут.

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  2. Tom passed away on October 20th.

    Том помер двадцятого жовтня.

    ruТом умер двадцатого октября.

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  3. Tom passed out on the floor.

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  4. Tom passed me on the left.

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  5. Tom passed Mary on the path.

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Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
to convey or communicate:
to skip or decline:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to convey or communicate:

Forms

passes on, passing on, passed on, passed on
Base formpass on · to pass on
3rd person singularpasses on
Present participlepassing on
Past simplepassed on
Past participlepassed on

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theypass on
he, she, itpasses on

Past simpleLesson

all personspassed on

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave passed on
he, she, ithas passed on

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill pass on

Phrasal verbs

13 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

105 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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