pass sth down

— Phrasal Verb with pass

/pɑːs/ verb

Definition

› to teach or give something to someone who will be alive after you have died: [often passive] Folk tales have been passed down from generation to generation.

(Definition of pass sth down from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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