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Verb pass on has 7 senses
- pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give - 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"
--1 is one way to transfer
Sample sentence:
They pass on the parcel to their parents
- impart, leave, give, pass on - tell or deposit (information) knowledge; "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"
--2 is one way to tell
Sample sentence:
They won't pass on the story
- advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on - move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"
--3 is one way to travel, go, move, locomote
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
- pass on - give to or transfer possession of; "I am passing on my genes to my children"
--4 is one way to bequeath, will, leave
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
- relegate, pass on, submit - refer to another person for decision or judgment; "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues"
--5 is one way to submit, subject
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
- circulate, pass around, pass on, distribute - cause to be distributed; "This letter is circulating among the faculty"
--6 is one way to move, displace
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
- communicate, pass on, pass, put across - transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"
--7 is one way to convey, transmit, communicate
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
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