Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pass down

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.99 in modern English

Syllables: pass -down
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To hand over, pass through or transfer to a lower level, next generation, etc.

Transitive verb

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pass, down.

Example Sentences

"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."
""Our language is unwritten and our history and our deeds are passed down from father to son," Wazir Ghulam Mahdi told me."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

passes down (present, singular) passing down (participle, present) passed down (participle, past) passed down (past)

Derived Forms

passdown

Phrases

pass it down hand down

Frequently Paired Words

inherit hand down

Questions

What does pass down mean?: To hand over, pass through or transfer to a lower level, next generation, etc.

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