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

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

From MarketWatch

"He had passed away at 28 minutes old. The doctor had come over and told us there was nothing more they could do," Maddie said.

From BBC

Following the death of Envoi Allen, a spokesperson for Cheltenham Racecourse said the horse was "immediately attended to by a team of veterinary experts but sadly passed away".

From BBC

If you pass away before claiming Social Security, your wife gets 100% of your FRA amount, not the amount you would have gotten by delaying to 69½ or 70.

From MarketWatch

“It started with my grandmother, who passed away, then it was handed to my mother, who’s now very ill, then to me.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• die
• expire
• perish
• succumb