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Verb: pass on
  1. Place into the hands or custody of
    - pass, hand, reach, turn over, give
     
  2. Transmit (knowledge or skills)
    "pass on a new skill to the students";
    - impart, leave, give
     
  3. Move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
    "Time passes on";
    - advance, progress, move on, march on, go on
     
  4. Give to or transfer possession of
     
  5. Refer to another person for decision or judgment
    "She likes to pass on difficult questions to her colleagues";
    - relegate, submit
     
  6. Cause to be distributed, e.g. to all relevant people, everyone on a list, etc.
    - circulate, pass around, distribute
     
  7. 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

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