pass on
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 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’
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
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
3. pass something ↔ on to make someone else pay the cost of something
pass something ↔ on to
4. to die – use this when you want to avoid saying the word ‘die’