English verb: pass on | |||
1. | pass on (possession) place into the hands or custody of | ||
Samples | Hand me the spoon, please. Turn the files over to me, please. He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers. | ||
Examples | They pass on the parcel to their parents | ||
Synonyms | give, hand, pass, reach, turn over | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | transfer | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | commit, confide, deal, deliver, entrust, entrust, fork out, fork over, fork up, free, give, give up, hand over, intrust, leave, release, relinquish, render, resign, slip, sneak, trust, turn in | ||
2. | pass on (possession) transmit (knowledge or skills) | ||
Samples | Give a secret to the Russians. Leave your name and address here. Impart a new skill to the students. | ||
Examples | They won't pass on the story | ||
Synonyms | give, impart, leave | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | tell | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | convey | ||
Verb group | bequeath, give, leave, will | ||
3. | pass on (motion) move forward, also in the metaphorical sense | ||
Samples | Time marches on. | ||
Synonyms | advance, go on, march on, move on, progress | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | close in, creep up, draw in, edge, elapse, encroach, forge, glide by, go along, go by, impinge, inch, infringe, lapse, overhaul, overtake, pass, pass, penetrate, plough on, press on, push on, rachet up, ratchet, ratchet down, slide by, slip away, slip by, sneak up, string, string along | ||
Antonyms | draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retreat, withdraw, retire | ||
4. | pass on (possession) give to or transfer possession of | ||
Samples | She passed the family jewels on to her daughter-in-law. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bequeath, leave, will | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | hand down, propagate | ||
5. | pass on (social) refer to another person for decision or judgment | ||
Samples | She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues. | ||
Synonyms | relegate, submit | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | subject, submit | ||
6. | pass on (motion) cause be distributed | ||
Samples | This letter is being circulated among the faculty. | ||
Synonyms | circulate, distribute, pass around | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | scatter, send around, spread, spread out, utter | ||
7. | pass on (communication) transmit information | ||
Samples | Please communicate this message to all employees. Pass along the good news. | ||
Synonyms | communicate, pass, pass along, put across | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | communicate, convey, transmit | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | acknowledge, bespeak, call for, carry, deliver, get across, implant, message, message, plant, put over, quest, receipt, relay, render, request, return, send a message | ||