pass away

verb

passed away; passing away; passes away

intransitive verb

1

: to go out of existence

2

: die sense 1

Synonyms

• check out
• conk (out)
• croak [slang]
• decease
• demise
• depart
• die
• drop
• end
• exit
• expire
• fall
• flatline
• go
• kick in [slang]
• kick off [slang]
• part
• pass (on)
• peg out [chiefly British]
• perish
• pop off
• step out
• succumb

Examples of pass away in a Sentence

the old woman passed away quietly

Recent Examples on the Web

Others tragically passed away as a result of the events of that day. —Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 22 Jan. 2025

Over the six minutes — and the decades depicted within them — couples meet; family members pass away; and others come to the fore. —Brian Steinberg, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025

And Body At Australian Open Trump Signs Order Ending Remote Work; Mandates Federal Workers Return To Office In November 2024, Smith’s best friend and coach, Scott Morton, passed away due to a sudden heart attack at the age of 47. —Brian Mazique, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025

Johnson-Bey eventually contracted pneumonia, developed blood clots in his lungs and was diagnosed with COVID-19 before passing away at a local hospital later that year. —Anthony G. Brown, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

pass away

verb

: die entry 1 sense 1