passed away

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Simple past tense and past participle of pass away. (to die)
died, is deceased
pass away
To die

He was wise, for he had seen a long succession of mechanical toys arrive to boast and swagger, and by-and-by break their mainsprings and pass away.

pass away
die
pass away
pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"
pass away
go out of existence; "She hoped that the problem would eventually pass away"
pass away
go out of existence; "She hoped that the problem would eventually pass away
pass away
You can say that someone passed away to mean that they died, if you want to avoid using the word `die' because you think it might upset or offend people. He unfortunately passed away last year
passed away

    Hyphenation

    passed a·way

    Turkish pronunciation

    päst ıwey

    Pronunciation

    /ˈpast əˈwā/ /ˈpæst əˈweɪ/

    Etymology

    [ pas ] (verb.) 13th century. Middle English, from Old French passer, from Vulgar Latin passare, from Latin passus step; more at PACE.

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