What is "pass on"

vb. 1 To convey or communicate. 2 To skip or decline. 3 (context idiomatic euphemistic English) To die.

1. v. 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" [syn: pass, hand, reach, turn over, give]

2. tell or deposit (information) knowledge; "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here" [syn: impart, leave, give]

3. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on" [syn: advance, progress, move on, march on, go on] [ant: recede]

4. give to or transfer possession of; "I am passing on my genes to my children"

5. refer to another person for decision or judgment; "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues" [syn: relegate, submit]

6. cause to be distributed; "This letter is circulating among the faculty" [syn: circulate, pass around, distribute]

7. transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees" [syn: communicate, pass, put across]