pass on verb5 •To convey or communicate.Can you pass on the information next time you see him? •To transfer (something) to someone, especially by handing or bequeathing it to the next person in a series. •(euphemistic) To die.His uncle passed on last year. •To skip or decline.I'll pass on dessert, thanks. •To go forward.Sir Humphrey: There comes a time when one has to accept what fate has in store. When one passes on (pun). / Jim Hacker: (Shocked) Passes on? — 1980 formspassed on · passing on · passes on