Synonyms for pass on
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1. pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, giveverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   run, progress, perish, hit, give way, elapse, dig, feed, go past, make pass, lead, top, roll, put across, go by, flip over, draw, evanesce, bowl over, moot, afford, collapse, occur, die, dedicate, debate, impart, turn over, go, contact, spend, ease up, slide by, get to, hold, fade, hand, gift, render, consider, legislate, happen, egest, tip over, authorise, exceed, fleet, pass away, slip away, drop dead, overstep, relegate, move over, knock over, delve, transcend, gain, make it, authorize, founder, strive, devote, grant, establish, extend to, move on, devolve, cash in one's chips, kick the bucket, yield, contribute, get through, accomplish, give, fall out, attain, hap, slip by, march on, go on, tump over, sink, eliminate, croak, lapse, present, cave in, pass off, make, fall in, give-up the ghost, strain, return, blow over, apply, take place, generate, get hold of, expire, overhaul, pass around, chip in, throw, advance, go through, reach, open, communicate, submit, come about, choke, break, pop off, go across, cut into, overtake, travel by, arrive at, glide by, turn, deliberate, extend, circulate, reach out, distribute, decease, have, fall, pass, pass by, clear, exit, conk, excrete, buy the farm, pass along, achieve, upset, progress to, snuff it, touch, go along, surpass, guide, flip, overturn, leave, pay, consecrate, commit, sacrifice, kick in

2. impart, leave, give, pass onverb

   transmit (knowledge or skills)

   "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students"

   Synonyms:
   consecrate, progress, give way, devote, bequeath, chip in, lead, put across, will, carry, have, lend, afford, collapse, hold, founder, leave alone, go away, add, go forth, turn over, ease up, result, hand, gift, circulate, render, move over, return, pay, get out, relegate, entrust, channel, open, transmit, grant, establish, contribute, yield, go out, give, bring, march on, go on, move on, apply, present, make, forget, impart, generate, advance, reach, communicate, submit, convey, allow, bestow, throw, fall in, dedicate, cave in, depart, distribute, pass, pass around, exit, provide, pull up stakes, pass along, feed, break, leave behind, leave, commit, sacrifice, conduct, kick in, allow for

3. advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go onverb

   move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

   "Time marches on"

   Synonyms:
   throw out, hand, circulate, progress, supercharge, pass off, go along, bring forward, build up, come along, upgrade, get along, win, elevate, kick upstairs, continue, work up, pull ahead, come on, carry on, make headway, advance, fall out, encourage, further, come up, gain, keep, leave, give, promote, happen, boost, go on, gain ground, occur, raise, pass, move on, pass along, get on, come about, proceed, impart, communicate, pass around, put across, distribute, turn over, shape up, reach, relegate, take place, submit, set ahead, march on, hap, get ahead, build

4. pass onverb

   give to or transfer possession of

   "She passed the family jewels on to her daughter-in-law"

   Synonyms:
   communicate, pass along, pass around, relegate, go on, put across, reach, give, impart, progress, hand, turn over, march on, advance, pass, leave, move on, circulate, distribute, submit

5. relegate, pass on, submitverb

   refer to another person for decision or judgment

   "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues"

   Synonyms:
   demote, circulate, classify, banish, put forward, impart, kick downstairs, put in, give in, resign, progress, reach, present, communicate, advance, defer, state, subject, bow, reconcile, accede, break, give, go on, pass, render, move on, pass along, take, bar, pass around, put across, distribute, turn over, leave, relegate, bump, posit, march on, submit, hand

6. circulate, pass around, pass on, distributeverb

   cause be distributed

   "This letter is being circulated among the faculty"

   Synonyms:
   circulate, shell out, lot, spread, mobilize, dish out, hand out, deal out, allot, progress, reach, communicate, dispense, advance, dole out, disseminate, deal, parcel out, disperse, circularize, administer, give, go on, give out, go around, pass around, pass, move on, pass along, mete out, mobilise, impart, diffuse, broadcast, put across, distribute, turn over, propagate, leave, pass out, relegate, circularise, march on, stagger, submit, hand, circle

7. communicate, pass on, pass, pass along, put acrossverb

   transmit information

   "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news"

   Synonyms:
   run, perish, elapse, go past, make pass, progress, top, put across, go by, draw, evanesce, occur, die, slip by, snuff it, impart, turn over, go, spend, slide by, croak, fade, hand, commune, legislate, happen, egest, authorise, exceed, fleet, pass away, slip away, drop dead, overstep, relegate, transcend, make it, authorize, pop off, transmit, devolve, cash in one's chips, kick the bucket, give, fall out, hap, march on, excrete, go on, sink, eliminate, move on, lapse, pass off, give-up the ghost, intercommunicate, return, blow over, take place, lead, expire, overhaul, advance, go through, reach, communicate, submit, convey, come about, choke, pass by, go across, overtake, glide by, extend, circulate, distribute, decease, fall, pass, pass around, exit, conk, travel by, buy the farm, pass along, clear, go along, surpass, guide, leave

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1. • Bequeath
   • Submit
   • Tell
   • Transfer
   • Transmit
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1. David Cameron:

   It's welcome to see British Gas cutting prices. We'll continue to encourage energy firms to pass on falls in wholesale prices to customers.

2. John Cleland:

   The poem itself simply means that we know what this world has in store for us, but we do not know what the other world has in store, and while we are on this earth we should enjoy life to the fullest, and when it is time for us to pass on, pass on without any regrets.

3. Henrik Pontzen:

   It will be decisive in the medium and long run, how fast companies can adjust their energy supply, modify business models and to what degree they can pass on additional costs to consumers.

4. Kat Payne:

   We're going into our fourth month of not paying our mortgage, i was hoping to pass on my retirement savings to you, but it looks like we're not going to have that. That's gone -- because we're using it to get by.

5. Professor Gao:

   The next step in our study is to see whether or not the dogs can pass on the mutation to future generations, this will be another huge breakthrough.