pass away

verb

passed away; passing away; passes away

intransitive verb

1
: to go out of existence
2

Examples of pass away in a Sentence

the old woman passed away quietly
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The three musicians went on to varying degrees of success, most notably McCulloch, who played with Paul McCartney for three years but succumbed to substance abuse and died in 1979; Keen passed away in 2002 and Newman in 2016. Jem Aswad, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024 But then his father suddenly passed away and Vasquez decided to move to America to pursue a music career to make his father proud. Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2024 Hewitt’s character navigated the holidays during a difficult time as her mother passed away. Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024 Greef Karga actor, Carl Weathers, passed away earlier this year. Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pass away 

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of pass away was in the 13th century

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“Pass away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pass%20away. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.

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