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passed the baton

passed the baton is the simple past and past participle of pass the baton.

Meaning of pass the baton

Verb

pass the baton (third-person singular simple present passes the baton, present participle passing the baton, simple past and past participle passed the baton)

  1. (figuratively) To pass the torch.
    • But having now passed on the baton, she expects him to develop his own style of chairmanship and provide strong leadership.2020 June 3, Lilian Greenwood talks to Paul Stephen, “Rail's 'underlying challenges' remain”, in Rail, page 35

Questions about passed the baton

What is passed the baton the simple past and past participle of?
Passed the baton is the simple past and past participle of pass the baton.

Words near passed the baton in the dictionary

  1. passed pawns
  2. passed round
  3. passed round the hat
  4. passed sentence
  5. passed the bar
  6. passed the baton
  7. passed the bottle of smoke
  8. passed the buck
  9. passed the hat
  10. passed the mantle
  11. passed the phone

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