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pass on

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Princeton's WordNet

  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"

Wiktionary

  1. pass onverb

    To convey or communicate.

  2. pass onverb

    To skip or decline.

  3. pass onverb

    To die.

Wikipedia

  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.

ChatGPT

  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.

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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. Eric Marshall:

    We're focusing on the companies that regardless of the type of inflation - whether it's commodities or trade or something else - can pass on those costs because they have some sort of structural advantage.

  2. Millan Mulraine:

    It suggests that the recent eruption in uncertainty towards Chinese and global growth is beginning to affect U.S. business decisions, we look for the Fed to take a pass on raising rates this month as they continue to assess the incoming economic data for any evidence of fallout.

  3. Kevin Hart:

    I chose to pass on the apology, the reason why I passed is because I've addressed this several times.

  4. Kallum Pickering:

    Together, these factors point to further inflation pressures ahead as firms try to pass on cost rises to consumers.

  5. Frederic Neumann:

    Given the relatively gradual recovery of consumer spending in China, many local producers struggle to pass on higher input costs (to Chinese consumers).


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