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Verb
S:
(v)
pass (pass%2:40:00::)
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hand (hand%2:40:00::)
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reach (reach%2:40:00::)
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pass on (pass_on%2:40:01::)
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turn over (turn_over%2:40:00::)
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give (give%2:40:06::)
(place into the hands or custody of)
"hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"
S:
(v)
impart (impart%2:40:00::)
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leave (leave%2:40:02::)
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give (give%2:40:09::)
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pass on (pass_on%2:40:03::)
(transmit (knowledge or skills))
"give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students"
direct troponym
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full troponym
verb group
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
derivationally related form
sentence frame
S:
(v)
advance (advance%2:38:00::)
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progress (progress%2:38:00::)
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pass on (pass_on%2:38:01::)
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move on (move_on%2:38:00::)
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march on (march_on%2:38:00::)
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go on (go_on%2:38:00::)
(move forward, also in the metaphorical sense)
"Time marches on"
S:
(v)
pass on (pass_on%2:40:00::)
(give to or transfer possession of)
"She passed the family jewels on to her daughter-in-law"
S:
(v)
relegate (relegate%2:41:02::)
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pass on (pass_on%2:41:00::)
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submit (submit%2:41:00::)
(refer to another person for decision or judgment)
"She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues"
S:
(v)
circulate (circulate%2:38:03::)
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pass around (pass_around%2:38:00::)
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pass on (pass_on%2:38:00::)
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distribute (distribute%2:38:00::)
(cause to be distributed)
"This letter is being circulated among the faculty"
S:
(v)
communicate (communicate%2:32:01::)
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pass on (pass_on%2:32:00::)
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pass (pass%2:32:01::)
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pass along (pass_along%2:32:00::)
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put across (put_across%2:32:00::)
(transmit information)
"Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news"