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passes the torch

passes the torch is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 passes the torch

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

Words near passes the torch in the dictionary

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

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