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passes away

passes away is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pass away.

Meaning of pass away

Verb

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

  1. (euphemistic, idiomatic) To die.
    • After a long battle with cancer, the professor passed away yesterday.
  2. (archaic, literary) To disappear; to cease to be; to be no more.
    • Returne with ſpeed, time paſſeth ſwift away,
      Our life is fraile, and we may dye to day.c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...
  3. (obsolete) To spend; to waste.
    • Lest she pass away the flower of her age.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Wisdom of Sirach of Sirach-Chapter-42/#9 42:9

Questions about passes away

What is passes away the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Passes away is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pass away.

Words near passes away in the dictionary

  1. passes a stool
  2. passes along
  3. passes around
  4. passes around like a blunt
  5. passes as
  6. passes away
  7. passes by
  8. passes current
  9. passes down
  10. passes for
  11. passes gas

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