HyperDic: pass_on

English > 7 senses of the expression *pass on*:
VERB	possession	pass on, pass, hand, reach, turn over, give	place into the hands or custody of
	possession	pass on, impart, leave, give	transmit (knowledge or skills)
	motion	pass on, advance, progress, move on, march on, go on	move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
	possession	pass on	give to or transfer possession of
	social	pass on, relegate, submit	refer to another person for decision or judgment
	motion	pass on, circulate, pass around, distribute	cause be distributed
	communication	pass on, communicate, pass, pass along, put across	transmit information

English > *pass on*: 7 senses > verb 1, possession
Meaning	place into the hands or custody of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody
Model	They pass on the parcel to their parents
Synonyms	pass, hand, reach, turn over, give
Narrower	deal	Give (a specific card) to a player
	entrust, intrust, trust, confide, commit	confer a trust upon
	entrust, leave	put into the care or protection of someone
	give	Leave with
	hand over, fork over, fork out, fork up, turn in, deliver, render	To surrender / surrender someone or something to another
	release, relinquish, resign, free, give up	Part with a possession or right
	slip, sneak	Pass on stealthily
Broader	transfer	Cause to change ownership
Spanish	acercar, alcanzar, ceder, dar, dispensar, entregar, pasar, propinar, traspasar
Catalan	acostar, apropar, aproximar, cedir, dispensar, donar, entregar, lliurar, passar, propinar, traspassar

English > *pass on*: 7 senses > verb 2, possession
Meaning	Transmit (knowledge or skills).
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody
Model	They won't pass on the story
Synonyms	impart, leave, give
Narrower	convey	make known
Broader	tell	Let something be known
See also	pass	place into the hands or custody of
Similar to	bequeath, will, leave	Leave or give by will after one's death
Similar to	give	convey or reveal information
Spanish	comunicar, dar, impartir, transmitir, trasmitir
Catalan	comunicar, transmetre

English > *pass on*: 7 senses > verb 3, motion
Meaning	Move forward, also in the metaphorical sense.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s
Synonyms	advance, progress, move on, march on, go on
Entailed by	approach, near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near	Move towards
Narrower	close in, draw in	Advance or converge on
	creep up, sneak up	Advance stealthily or unnoticed
	edge, inch	Advance slowly, as if by inches
	elapse, lapse, pass, slip by, glide by, slip away, go by, slide by, go along	pass by
	encroach, infringe, impinge	Advance beyond the usual limit
	forge	Move ahead steadily
	pass, overtake, overhaul	Travel past
	penetrate	make one's way deeper into or through
	press on, push on, plough on	Continue moving forward
	ratchet, rachet up, ratchet down	Move by degrees in one direction only
	string, string along	Move or come along
Broader	travel, go, move, locomote	change location
Opposite	withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back	pull back or move away or backward
Spanish	adentrarse, anticipar, avanzarse, avanzar, internarse
Catalan	anticipar, avançar-se, endinsar-se, internar-se

English > *pass on*: 7 senses > verb 4, possession
Meaning	Give to or transfer possession of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody
Narrower	hand down	Passed on, as by inheritance / inheritance / inheritance
Narrower	propagate	transmit from one generation to the next
Broader	bequeath, will, leave	Leave or give by will after one's death
See also	pass	place into the hands or custody of
Spanish	pasar, transferir, transmitir

English > *pass on*: 7 senses > verb 5, social
Meaning	refer to another person for decision or judgment.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something to somebody
Synonyms	relegate, submit
Broader	submit	refer for judgment or consideration
See also	pass	place into the hands or custody of
Spanish	transmitir

English > *pass on*: 7 senses > verb 6, motion
Meaning	Cause be distributed.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody
Synonyms	circulate, pass around, distribute
Narrower	send around	Forward to others
	spread, scatter, spread out	strew or distribute over an area
	utter	put into circulation
Broader	move, displace	Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Spanish	distribuir, repartir
Catalan	distribuir, repartir

English > *pass on*: 7 senses > verb 7, communication
Meaning	transmit information.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody
Synonyms	communicate, pass, pass along, put across
Narrower	acknowledge, receipt	Report the receipt of
	carry	Pass on a communication
	get across, put over	Communicate successfully
	message	send as a message
	message	send a message to
	plant, implant	put firmly in the mind
	relay	Pass along
	render, deliver, return	Pass down
	request, ask for, bespeak, call for, quest	Express the need or desire for
	send a message	Give or constitute a signal, not necessarily verbally
	telecommunicate	Communicate over long distances, as via the telephone or e-mail
Broader	convey, transmit, communicate	transfer to another
See also	pass	place into the hands or custody of
Spanish	comunicar, informar, transmitir
Catalan	comunicar, fer entendre

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