Definitions for pass on
pass on

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, giveverb

   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"

2. impart, leave, give, pass onverb

   transmit (knowledge or skills)

   "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students"

3. advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go onverb

   move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

   "Time marches on"

4. pass onverb

   give to or transfer possession of

   "She passed the family jewels on to her daughter-in-law"

5. relegate, pass on, submitverb

   refer to another person for decision or judgment

   "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues"

6. circulate, pass around, pass on, distributeverb

   cause be distributed

   "This letter is being circulated among the faculty"

7. communicate, pass on, pass, pass along, put acrossverb

   transmit information

   "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news"

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1. pass onverb

   To convey or communicate.

2. pass onverb

   To skip or decline.

3. pass onverb

   To die.

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1. pass on

   The motion to pass on is a dilatory parliamentary motion used in parliamentary procedure. It is distinct from the motion to table or to postpone to a certain time. The motion delays consideration of a matter for a later time without indicating prejudice with respect to it. According to Mason's Manual, matter passed on in this way remains subject to subsidiary motion. The motion to pass on is not subject to debate, but requires a majority vote.

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1. pass on

   To "pass on" generally means to transmit or give something to someone else. This could be information, knowledge, responsibilities, or physical objects. It could also mean to die as it is a euphemism often used to talk about death. The exact definition can vary depending on the context of its usage.

Matched Categories

1. • Bequeath
   • Submit
   • Tell
   • Transfer
   • Transmit
   • Travel

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1. onpass

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pass on in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pass on in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of pass on in a Sentence

1. Richard Farley:

   The regulated banks are taking a pass on things that are very natural for them to lead. Non-regulated banks are taking their place.

2. Chris Smith:

   We need our government - we need our president - to have some red lines about human rights (in China) which have gone from bad to worse, china gets a pass on human rights ... They have for far too long and now that they are in a race to the bottom with North Korea about abuses against their own citizens; it's about time the United Nations found its voice.

3. Chief Egunwale Amusan:

   When my grandparents lost their home to imminent domain, that was the second, no actually it was the third atrocity. They experienced (19)21, then they experienced 'urban removal,' then they experienced imminent domain. Three cycles of devastation where each generation each time they had absolutely nothing to pass on to me or my offspring, this concept of generational wealth -- we understood that in Greenwood.

4. That Trump:

   Let us resolve they will say of our day and our generation that we did keep faith with our God, that we did act worthy of ourselves ; that we did protect and pass on lovingly that shining city on a hill.

5. Vince Gill:

   If they say that only the good die young, well, evidently the greatest of all live to be 94 and sing two weeks before they pass on.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pass on
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pass_on
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pass_on
4. ^ ChatGPT
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