pass away

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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

Instead, interest accrues on the loan and is repaid when the home is sold, often when the homeowners pass away.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

“There’s so much life to live. We’re seeing many of our parents and our friends’ parents pass away, and it makes you realize that life can feel like a conveyor belt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 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

Millions of worlds are born, evolve, and pass away into nebulous, unmeasured skies; and there is still eternity.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya

Related Words

• die
• expire
• perish
• succumb