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to pass away
01
to no longer be alive
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
State verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
away
Base verb
pass
Present tense
pass away
3rd person singular
passes away
Present participle
passing away
Past simple
passed away
Past participle
passed away
Examples
The community mourned when they heard that the beloved teacher had passed away.
02
to fade, disappear, or cease to exist
Intransitive
Examples
Many old dialects have passed away with the advent of modern communication tools.
