pass on

To give someone information or a message that you received.

• Please pass on the message.
• She passed our thanks on to the team.
• Have you passed on the details of tomorrow's meeting?

How to use it: pass something on to someone (Please pass this message on to your sister.); pass it on (I heard the news and passed it on.)

Similar words: relay, convey, communicate

Common phrases: pass on information, pass on a message, pass on the news

To give something you have to another person, often someone younger.

• I pass on clothes I no longer need.
• Her grandmother passed on the family recipes.
• They want to pass their skills on to younger workers.

How to use it: pass something on to someone (We passed the baby clothes on to our neighbours.); pass it on (When you finish the book, pass it on.)

Similar words: hand on, hand down, transfer

Common phrases: pass on skills, pass on old clothes, pass on family traditions

To keep moving forward or continue to the next place.

• The travelers passed on.
• We passed on to the next village before nightfall.
• After a short rest, they passed on along the road.

How to use it: pass on to somewhere (We passed on to the next village.)

Similar words: go on, continue, proceed

Opposites: stop

Common phrases: pass on ahead, pass on quietly

To choose not to accept something offered or not to take part in something.

• I'll pass on dessert.
• We passed on the chance to buy that house.
• Are you joining us, or will you pass on dinner?

How to use it: pass on something (I'll pass on the wine tonight.)

Similar words: decline, turn down, skip

Opposites: accept

Common phrases: pass on dessert, pass on an offer, pass on the invitation