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passed the torch

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

Meaning of pass the torch

Verb

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

  1. (figuratively, idiomatic) To transfer responsibility.

Questions about passed the torch

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

Words near passed the torch in the dictionary

  1. passed the phone
  2. passed the pikes
  3. passed the river
  4. passed the time
  5. passed the time of day
  6. passed the torch
  7. passed through
  8. passed through the pikes
  9. passed under the yoke
  10. passed unnoticed
  11. passed up

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