Pass Away (Verb)
Meaning 1
Pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- Everyone hoped that he would pass away peacefully in his sleep at the ripe old age of 90.
- At 30 years old, she was too young to have to pass away from such an aggressive illness.
- Grandma would often say that if the pain became unbearable she wanted to pass away at home with her family by her side.
- Her great-grandfather was 110 years old when he finally started to pass away having outlived all of his friends.
- Sadly his newborn daughter was unable to survive her critical condition and was the first to pass away in the devastating hospital outbreak.
Synonyms
- Pop Off
- Croak
- Die
- Pass
- Expire
- Decease
- Cash In One's Chips
- Perish
- Conk
- Choke
- Buy The Farm
- Exit
- Drop Dead
- Go
- Give-up The Ghost
- Kick The Bucket
- Snuff It
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Meaning 2
Go out of existence; "She hoped that the problem would eventually pass away".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The pain should pass away once the medication starts to take effect.
- The bad weather will pass away by tomorrow morning and the sun will shine again.
- Her fear of public speaking will eventually pass away as she gains more experience.
- The tradition was expected to pass away as the younger generation lost interest in it.
- In a few years, her memories of him would begin to pass away.