- pass down
v. (B) to pass a tradition down to the next generation
* * *(B) to pass down a tradition down to the next generation
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.
pass down
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pass down — ˌpass ˈdown [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they pass down he/she/it passes down present participle passing down past tense … Useful english dictionary
pass down — index attorn, confer (give), contribute (supply), convey (transfer), demise, endow … Law dictionary
pass down — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms pass down : present tense I/you/we/they pass down he/she/it passes down present participle passing down past tense passed down past participle passed down to give knowledge or teach skills to your children or… … English dictionary
pass down from generation to generation — index descend Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
pass down — verb To hand over, pass through or transfer to a lower level, next generation, etc. In poor families, solid cloths are passed down from elder children to kid siblings, who must wear them out or if they outgrow them pass them down to still younger … Wiktionary
pass — pass1 W1S1 [pa:s US pæs] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(go past)¦ 2¦(move/go)¦ 3¦(put)¦ 4¦(road/river etc)¦ 5¦(give)¦ 6¦(give information)¦ 7¦(time)¦ 8¦(exam/test)¦ 9¦(law/proposal)¦ 10¦(happen)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
pass — pass1 [ pæs ] verb *** ▸ 1 go past something ▸ 2 move somewhere ▸ 3 be successful on test ▸ 4 give/let someone have something ▸ 5 spend time or be spent ▸ 6 kick/hit/throw ball to someone ▸ 7 make law, etc. official ▸ 8 be unable to answer ▸ 9… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pass — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 in sports ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, long ▪ short ▪ good, perfect ▪ dropped, errant … Collocations dictionary
pass — I UK [pɑːs] / US [pæs] verb Word forms pass : present tense I/you/we/they pass he/she/it passes present participle passing past tense passed past participle passed *** 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to go past something They stopped at the… … English dictionary
down — down1 [ daun ] function word *** Down can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): She was walking down the street. as an adverb (without a following noun): She lay down and fell asleep. after the verb to be : Oil… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
