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Verb | 1. | pass on - 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" give - leave with; give temporarily; "Can I give you my keys while I go in the pool?"; "Can I give you the children for the weekend?" transfer - cause to change ownership; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children" deal - give (a specific card) to a player; "He dealt me the Queen of Spades" fork out, fork over, fork up, hand over, turn in, deliver, render - to surrender someone or something to another; "the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money" relinquish, resign, give up, release, free - part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne" |
2. | pass on - transmit (knowledge or skills); "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students" convey - make known; pass on, of information; "She conveyed the message to me" tell - let something be known; "Tell them that you will be late" bequeath, will, leave - leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate" give - convey or reveal information; "Give one's name" | |
3. | pass on - move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on" go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" forge - move ahead steadily; "He forged ahead" penetrate - make one's way deeper into or through; "The hikers did not manage to penetrate the dense forest" string along, string - move or come along rachet up, ratchet, ratchet down - move by degrees in one direction only; "a ratcheting lopping tool" | |
4. | pass on - give to or transfer possession of; "She passed the family jewels on to her daughter-in-law" bequeath, will, leave - leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate" propagate - transmit from one generation to the next; "propagate these characteristics" hand down - passed on, as by inheritance; "This ring was handed down through many generations" | |
5. | pass on - refer to another person for decision or judgment; "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues" | |
6. | pass on - cause be distributed; "This letter is being circulated among the faculty" move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" send around - forward to others; "he is sending around an appeal for funds" utter - put into circulation; "utter counterfeit currency" spread out, scatter, spread - strew or distribute over an area; "He spread fertilizer over the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table" | |
7. | pass on - transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news" send a message - give or constitute a signal, not necessarily verbally; "The lack of good teachers sends a strong message to all parents in the community" relay - pass along; "Please relay the news to the villagers" get across, put over - communicate successfully; "I couldn't get across the message"; "He put over the idea very well" call for, request, bespeak, quest - express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" receipt, acknowledge - report the receipt of; "The program committee acknowledged the submission of the authors of the paper" carry - pass on a communication; "The news was carried to every village in the province" message - send as a message; "She messaged the final report by fax" message - send a message to; "She messaged the committee" |
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Translations
يَموتيوصِلُ
předat dálzemřít
gå bortvideregive
deyjasenda áfram
dať ďalej
w>pass on
vi
(euph: = die) → entschlafen, verscheiden
vt sep
news, information → weitergeben; disease → übertragen; pass it on! → weitersagen!; take a leaflet and pass them on → nehmen Sie ein Blatt und geben Sie die anderen weiter; we passed the information on to the police → wir gaben die Informationen an die Polizei weiter
cost, savings → weitergeben, weiterreichen
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pass
(paːs) verb1. to move towards and then beyond (something, by going past, through, by, over etc). I pass the shops on my way to work; The procession passed along the corridor.
2. to move, give etc from one person, state etc to another. They passed the photographs around; The tradition is passed (on/down) from father to son.
3. to go or be beyond. This passes my understanding.
4. (of vehicles etc on a road) to overtake. The sports car passed me at a dangerous bend in the road.
5. to spend (time). They passed several weeks in the country.
6. (of an official group, government etc) to accept or approve. The government has passed a resolution.
7. to give or announce (a judgement or sentence). The magistrate passed judgement on the prisoner.
8. to end or go away. His sickness soon passed.
9. to (judge to) be successful in (an examination etc). I passed my driving test.
noun1. a narrow path between mountains. a mountain pass.
2. a ticket or card allowing a person to do something, eg to travel free or to get in to a building. You must show your pass before entering.
3. a successful result in an examination, especially when below a distinction, honours etc. There were ten passes and no fails.
4. (in ball games) a throw, kick, hit etc of the ball from one player to another. The centre-forward made a pass towards the goal.
ˈpassable adjective1. fairly good. a passable tennis player.
2. (of a river, road etc) able to be passed, travelled over etc. The mud has made the roads no longer passable.
ˈpassing adjective1. going past. a passing car.
2. lasting only a short time. a passing interest.
3. (of something said) casual and not made as part of a serious talk about the subject. a passing reference.
ˌpasser-ˈby – plural ˌpassers-ˈby – noun a person who is going past a place when something happens. He asked the passers-by if they had seen the accident.
ˈpassword noun a secret word by which those who know it can recognize each other and be allowed to go past, enter etc. He was not allowed into the army camp because he did not know the password.
in passing while doing or talking about something else; without explaining fully what one means. He told her the story, and said in passing that he did not completely believe it.
let (something) pass to ignore something rather than take the trouble to argue. I'll let that pass.
pass as/for to be mistaken for or accepted as. Some man-made materials could pass as silk; His nasty remarks pass for wit among his admirers.
pass away to die. Her grandmother passed away last night.
pass the buck to give the responsibility or blame for something to someone else. She always passes the buck if she is asked to do anything.
pass by to go past (a particular place). I was passing by when the bride arrived at the church; She passed by the hospital on the way to the library.
pass off (of sickness, an emotion etc) to go away. By the evening, his sickness had passed off and he felt better.
pass (something or someone) off as to pretend that (something or someone) is (something or someone else). He passed himself off as a journalist.
pass on1. to give to someone else (usually something which one has been given by a third person). I passed on his message.
2. to die. His mother passed on yesterday.
pass out1. to faint. I feel as though I'm going to pass out.
2. to give to several different people. The teacher passed out books to her class.
pass over to ignore or overlook. They passed him over for promotion.
pass up not to accept (a chance, opportunity etc). He passed up the offer of a good job.
passed is the past tense of to pass: He passed the scene of the accident .
past means up to and beyond: She walked past the shops .
past means up to and beyond: She walked past the shops .
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