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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pass away

Nick Hitchon died from cancer in 2023, becoming the second member of the cast to pass away after Lynn Johnson 10 years earlier.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

It seems to me that because the longer people wait, the fewer years they will actually collect Social Security, the hope was that some would pass away before receiving much at all.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026

"We look at all of the data we have in our telephones, CCTV, the audio. There's that wealth of documentary evidence. And of course, when you go back such a long time, witnesses pass away."

From BBC ● May 26, 2026

Then James threw a pass away that bounced off two Thunder defenders and Reaves, with the officials ruling it was still the Lakers’ possession.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026

Her line of sight led straight to Drew, who was arguing with Erin a half-court bounce pass away.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan

Related Words

• die
• expire
• perish
• succumb