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pass on   (TTS Sound)

The 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")


• impart, leave, give, pass on -- (transmit (knowledge or skills); "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students")


• advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on -- (move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on")


• pass on -- (give to or transfer possession of; "She passed the family jewels on to her daughter-in-law")


• relegate, pass on, submit -- (refer to another person for decision or judgment; "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues")


• circulate, pass around, pass on, distribute -- (cause be distributed; "This letter is being circulated among the faculty")


• communicate, pass on, pass, pass along, put across -- (transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news")