pass away
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pass away
verb passes away · passing away · passed away
- To die. After a long battle with cancer, the professor passed away yesterday.
- To disappear; to cease to be; to be no more. Returne with ſpeed, time paſſeth ſwift away, Our life is fraile, and we may dye to day.
- To spend; to waste. Lest she pass away the flower of her age.
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verb to die (euphemistic)
| Español | fallecer, dejarnos, finar, finarse, pasar a mejor vida |
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| 한국어 | 돌아가시다 doragasida |
| 日本語 | 逝く iku, yuku, 亡くなる nakunaru, 逝去する seikyo suru |
| 中文 | 去世 qùshì, 逝世 shìshì, 過世 /过世 guòshì |
| Kiswahili | fariki dunia, aga dunia |
| Português | falecer, ir-se |
| Français | décéder, s'éteindre |
| Deutsch | entschlafen, versterben |
| Italiano | scomparire, mancare, venire a mancare |
| Ελληνικά | ξεψυχώ xepsychó, αφήνω την τελευταία μου πνοή afíno tin teleftaía mou pnoḯ |
| Română | da duhul, sfârși, muri, deceda, răposa, înceta din viață |
| Русский | сконча́ться skončátʹsja, умере́ть umerétʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | qua đời, từ trần, viên tịch |
| עברית | נִפְטַר niftár, הָלַךְ לְעוֹלָמוֹ halákh l'olamó |
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@misc{pass_away_2026,
title = {pass away},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pass%20away},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}