pass down

To give something to younger people or people below you, often within a family or organization.

• We pass down our family stories.
• My grandfather passed this watch down to me.
• These traditions have been passed down for centuries.

How to use it: pass something down to someone (She passed the necklace down to her daughter.); be passed down through generations (The recipe has been passed down through generations.)

Similar words: hand down, transmit

Common phrases: pass down something, pass something down

To move along a road or other route, often away from where you started.

• A cart passed down the road.
• We passed down a narrow corridor into the kitchen.
• Boats pass down this river every morning.

How to use it: pass down a route (The procession passed down the main street.)

Similar words: go along, travel along

Common phrases: pass down a road, pass down the corridor