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passes down

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

Meaning of pass down

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To hand over, pass through or transfer to a lower level, next generation, etc.
    • In poor families, solid clothes 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 relatives.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pass, down.

Questions about passes down

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

Words near passes down in the dictionary

  1. passes around like a blunt
  2. passes as
  3. passes away
  4. passes by
  5. passes current
  6. passes down
  7. passes for
  8. passes gas
  9. passes in one's checks
  10. passes judgment
  11. passes motion

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