PASS AWAY Definition & Meaning

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Also, pass on or over . 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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“I saw John. I checked his pulse. He was passed away.”

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"My little brother passed away 25 years ago today," he said.

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Then Andre passed away, which was just such a shock for all of us and so tragic to lose one of our greats, for everyone.

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My mother-in-law passed away right before the pandemic started.

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His son, actor, director and writer Crispin Glover, shared photos of his father on Instagram, noting that Bruce Glover passed away March 12.

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