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pass on

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: pass on

1
v
place into the hands or custody of
2
v
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
3
v
refer to another person for decision or judgment
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: pass on
1

v place into the hands or custody of

Synonyms:
give, hand, pass, reach, turn over
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give
leave with; give temporarily
slip, sneak
pass on stealthily
deal
give (a specific card) to a player
deliver, fork out, fork over, fork up, hand over, render, turn in
to surrender someone or something to another
free, give up, release, relinquish, resign
part with a possession or right
commit, confide, entrust, intrust, trust
confer a trust upon
entrust, leave
put into the care or protection of someone
commend
give to in charge
derequisition
release from government control
bail
deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period
give away
formally hand over to the bridegroom in marriage; of a bride by her father
give, sacrifice
endure the loss of
charge, consign
give over to another for care or safekeeping
recommit
commit again
obligate
commit in order to fulfill an obligation
Type of:
transfer
cause to change ownership

v give to or transfer possession of

Types:
propagate
transmit from one generation to the next
hand down
passed on, as by inheritance
Type of:
bequeath, leave, will
leave or give by will after one's death

v transmit (knowledge or skills)

Synonyms:
give, impart, leave
bequeath, leave, will
leave or give by will after one's death
give
convey or reveal information
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convey
make known; pass on, of information
give thanks, thank
express gratitude or show appreciation to
hint, suggest
drop a hint; intimate by a hint
say
communicate or express nonverbally
look
convey by one's expression
flash
make known or cause to appear with great speed
breathe
manifest or evince
evince, express, show
give expression to
intend, mean
mean or intend to express or convey
Type of:
tell
let something be known

v transmit information

Synonyms:
communicate, pass, pass along, put across
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implant, plant
put firmly in the mind
send a message
give or constitute a signal, not necessarily verbally
relay
pass along
get across, put over
communicate successfully
bespeak, call for, quest, request
express the need or desire for; ask for
acknowledge, receipt
report the receipt of
carry
pass on a communication
deliver, render, return
pass down
message
send as a message
message
send a message to
order
make a request for something
ask
make a request or demand for something to somebody
encore
request an encore, from a performer
petition
write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing
demand
request urgently and forcefully
appeal, invoke
request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection
supplicate
ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer
apply
ask (for something)
beg, solicit, tap
make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
reserve
obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance
challenge
ask for identification
beg off, excuse
ask for permission to be released from an engagement
demand
ask to be informed of
claim
ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example
call for, invite
request the participation or presence of
ask in, invite
ask to enter
desire
express a desire for
beg
ask to obtain free
arrogate, claim, lay claim
demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to
ask over, ask round, invite
invite someone to one's house
call
call a meeting; invite or command to meet
ask out, invite out, take out
make a date
book, hold, reserve
arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance
Type of:
communicate, convey, transmit
transfer to another

v cause be distributed

Synonyms:
circulate, distribute, pass around
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send around
forward to others
utter
put into circulation
scatter, spread, spread out
strew or distribute over an area
circularise, circularize
distribute circulars to
manure, muck
spread manure, as for fertilization
birdlime, lime
spread birdlime on branches to catch birds
circumfuse
spread something around something
distribute
spread throughout a given area
Type of:
displace, move
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
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v move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

Synonyms:
advance, go on, march on, move on, progress
Antonyms:
draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retire, retreat, withdraw
pull back or move away or backward
back away, back out, crawfish, crawfish out, pull back, pull in one's horns, retreat, withdraw
make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
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forge
move ahead steadily
penetrate
make one's way deeper into or through
creep up, sneak up
advance stealthily or unnoticed
encroach, impinge, infringe
advance beyond the usual limit
plough on, press on, push on
continue moving forward
string, string along
move or come along
overhaul, overtake, pass
travel past
close in, draw in
advance or converge on
edge, inch
advance slowly, as if by inches
rachet up, ratchet, ratchet down
move by degrees in one direction only
elapse, glide by, go along, go by, lapse, pass, slide by, slip away, slip by
pass by
get by
pass or move in front of
fell, fly, vanish
pass away rapidly
clear, top
pass by, over, or under without making contact
Type of:
go, locomote, move, travel
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
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v refer to another person for decision or judgment

Synonyms:
relegate, submit
Type of:
subject, submit
refer for judgment or consideration
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