pass on

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

verb

1. place into the hands or custody of (Freq. 4)
- hand me the spoon, please
- Turn the files over to me, please
- He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers
• Syn:
pass, hand, reach, turn over, give
• See Also:
hand out (for: hand), hand down (for: hand), hand over (for: hand), pass on (for: pass)
• Derivationally related forms:
hand (for: hand), passage (for: pass)
• Hypernyms:
transfer
• Hyponyms:
give, slip, sneak, deal, hand over,
fork over, fork out, fork up, turn in, deliver, render,
release, relinquish, resign, free, give up, entrust,
intrust, trust, confide, commit, leave
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody something
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
- They pass on the parcel to their parents
2. transmit (knowledge or skills) (Freq. 3)
- give a secret to the Russians
- leave your name and address here
- impart a new skill to the students
• Syn:
impart, leave, give
• Derivationally related forms:
giving (for: give), impartation (for: impart), imparting (for: impart)
• Hypernyms:
tell
• Hyponyms:
convey
• Verb Group:
give, bequeath, will, leave
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
- They won't pass on the story
3. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense (Freq. 2)
- Time marches on
• Syn:
advance, progress, move on, march on, go on
• Ant:
recede (for: advance)
• Derivationally related forms:
progress (for: progress), progression (for: progress), advancement (for: advance), advance (for: advance), advancer (for: advance)
• Hypernyms:
travel, go, move, locomote
• Hyponyms:
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, elapse,
elapse, slip by, glide by, slip away, go by,
slide by, go along
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
4. give to or transfer possession of (Freq. 1)
- She passed the family jewels on to her daughter-in-law
• Hypernyms:
bequeath, will, leave
• Hyponyms:
propagate, hand down
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
5. refer to another person for decision or judgment
- She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues
• Syn:
relegate, submit
• Derivationally related forms:
relegation (for: relegate), relegating (for: relegate)
• Hypernyms:
submit, subject
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
6. cause be distributed
- This letter is being circulated among the faculty
• Syn:
circulate, pass around, distribute
• Derivationally related forms:
circular (for: circulate), circulation (for: circulate)
• Hypernyms:
move, displace
• Hyponyms:
send around, utter, spread, scatter, spread out
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
7. transmit information
- Please communicate this message to all employees
- pass along the good news
• Syn:
communicate, pass, pass along, put across
• Derivationally related forms:
communicative (for: communicate), communicatory (for: communicate), communication (for: communicate), communicator (for: communicate), communicating (for: communicate)
• Hypernyms:
convey, transmit, communicate
• Hyponyms:
plant, implant, send a message, relay, get across,
put over, request, bespeak, call for, quest, acknowledge,
receipt, carry, render, deliver, return, message
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something to somebody