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Verb: pass on- Place into the hands or custody of
- pass, hand, reach, turn over, give - Transmit (knowledge or skills)
"pass on a new skill to the students"; - impart, leave, give - Move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
"Time passes on"; - advance, progress, move on, march on, go on - Give to or transfer possession of
- Refer to another person for decision or judgment
"She likes to pass on difficult questions to her colleagues"; - relegate, submit - Cause to be distributed, e.g. to all relevant people, everyone on a list, etc.
- circulate, pass around, distribute - Transmit information
"Please pass on this message to all employees"; - communicate, pass, pass along, put across
Derived forms: passed on, passing on, passes on Type of: bequeath, communicate, convey, displace, go, leave, locomote, move, submit, tell, transfer, transmit, travel, will Encyclopedia: Pass on |