pass away

Idioms  

1. Also,. Die, as in He passed away last week, or After Grandma passes on we'll sell the land, or I hear he's about to pass over. All these terms are euphemisms for dying, although the verb pass alone as well as pass away have been used in the sense of “pass out of existence, die” since the 1300s. The two variants—adding on [c. 1800] and over [c. 1900]—allude to moving to some other-worldly realm.

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Example Sentences

If he sold the house to her, he would have money in his bank account when he passes away.

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West Ham said it was with "deep sadness and the heaviest of hearts" that their "legendary player, coach and manager" had passed away peacefully on Sunday morning.

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"Kyle fought with everything he had but in the end it all became too much for him and he very sadly passed away yesterday evening."

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All these years later, with Salmond having passed away and Sturgeon with one foot out the door of politics, the row over that inquiry and the claims of conspiracy continue.

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My mother passed away last week, and I moved from Tennessee into my home in Florida, where she used to live while I served.

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Related Words

• die
• expire
• perish
• succumb