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pass on

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++pass on  pass on at pass1(PHRASAL VERB)


pass on
pass on phrasal verb (see also pass)
1. pass something ↔ on to give someone a piece of information that someone else has given to you
    pass something ↔ on to
    She said she’d pass the message on to the other students.
2. pass something ↔ on
  a. to give something, especially a disease, to your children through your genes
  b. to give a slight illness to someone else
    pass something ↔ on to
    One catches the virus and they pass it on to the rest.
3. pass something ↔ on to make someone else pay the cost of something
    pass something ↔ on to
    Any increase in our costs will have to be passed on to the consumer.
4. to die – use this when you want to avoid saying the word ‘die’


ˌpass ˈon = pass away
See also pass