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

"With deep sadness, we are sharing the news that Bob passed away" on Friday night, the family said to the AP in a statement.

From BBC

My brother, who is the eldest sibling, and I are the only surviving members of our family since our parents passed away.

From MarketWatch

And then my sister passed away, yeah, so it’s been a lot.”

From Los Angeles Times

At the time Higgs, who has since passed away, said in a statement: "I hope this recognition of fundamental science will help raise awareness of the value of blue-sky research."

From BBC

Selling will be a very difficult process, and it may not sell before she passes away.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• die
• expire
• perish
• succumb