1. Move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
   "Time passes on";
   - advance, progress, move on, march on, go on
    
2. Give to or transfer possession of
   "She passed on her grandmother's ring to her daughter"
    
3. Transmit information
   "Please pass on this message to all employees";
   - communicate, pass, pass along, put across
    
4. Transmit (knowledge or skills)
   "pass on a new skill to the students";
   - impart, leave, give
    
5. Cause to be distributed, e.g. to all relevant people, everyone on a list, etc.
   "Please pass on this message to the team";
   - circulate, pass around, distribute
    
6. Place into the hands or custody of
   - pass, hand, reach, turn over, give
    
7. Refer to another person for decision or judgment
   "She likes to pass on difficult questions to her colleagues";
   - relegate, submit
    
8. Cease to live
   "She passed on from cancer";
   - die, decease [archaic], perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket [informal], cash in one's chips [informal], buy the farm [N. Amer, informal], conk [informal], give up the ghost [informal], drop dead [informal], pop off [informal], croak [informal], snuff it [informal], cash in [informal], cop it [Brit, informal], flatline [informal], pop one's clogs [informal]

Derived forms: passes on, passing on, passed on

See also: march

Type of: bequeath, change state, communicate, convey, displace, go, leave, locomote, move, submit, tell, transfer, transmit, travel, turn, will

Encyclopedia: Pass on