Word

pass on, v.
freq. cnt. 10

place into the hands or custody of
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 58 freq. cnt.: 25 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1

give hand pass pass on reach turn over

sample sentences

"hand me the spoon, please"
"Turn the files over to me, please"
"He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
They %s the food to the people
They %s the people the food

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
They %s the food to the people
They %s the people the food

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Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
They %s the parcel to their parents
They %s them the parcel

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
They %s the parcel to their parents

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Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

also see

hand out hand down hand over

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

also see

pass on pass on pass on pass on

semantic pointers

hyponym

give slip, sneak deal deliver, hand over, turn in, fork over, fork out, fork up, render relinquish, give up, release, resign, free entrust, intrust, trust, confide, commit leave, entrust

hypernym

transmit (knowledge or skills)
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 27 freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

give impart leave pass on

sample sentences

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

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

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Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

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Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

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Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
They won't %s the story

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

impartation imparting

semantic pointers

hyponym

hypernym

verb group

leave, bequeath, will give

move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 45 freq. cnt.: 23 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2

advance go on march on move on pass on progress

sample sentences

"Time marches on"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

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Something ----s
Somebody ----s
The water %ss

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

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Something ----s
Somebody ----s

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Something ----s
Somebody ----s

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Something ----s
Somebody ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

advancement advance advance advancer

antonym

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

progression progress progress

semantic pointers

hypernym

go, move, travel, locomote

hyponym

forge penetrate creep up, sneak up encroach, infringe, impinge press on, push on, plough on string, string along pass, overtake, overhaul close in, draw in edge, inch ratchet, rachet up, ratchet down pass, go by, elapse, slip away, go along, lapse, slip by, glide by, slide by

give to or transfer possession of
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

pass on

sample sentences

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

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

semantic pointers

hypernym

leave, bequeath, will

hyponym

propagate hand down

transmit information
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 3

communicate pass pass along pass on put across

sample sentences

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

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
They %s the information to them

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Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

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Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

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Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

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Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

communicatory communicative communicative communication communicating communication communicator communication

semantic pointers

hyponym

plant, implant send a message relay get across, put over call for, request, bespeak, quest, ask for telecommunicate acknowledge, receipt carry render, deliver, return message message

hypernym

transmit, convey, communicate

cause to be distributed
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

circulate distribute pass around pass on

sample sentences

"This letter is being circulated among the faculty"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

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Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

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Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

circulation circulation circular circulation

semantic pointers

hypernym

hyponym

send around utter spread, scatter, spread out

refer to another person for decision or judgment
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2

pass on relegate submit

sample sentences

"She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something to somebody

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Somebody ----s something to somebody

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Somebody ----s something to somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

relegation relegating

semantic pointers

hypernym