pass on

place into the hands or custody of

• “hand me the spoon, please”
• “Turn the files over to me, please”
• “He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers”

tell or deposit (information) knowledge

• “give a secret to the Russians”
• “leave your name and address here”

move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

• “Time marches on”

give to or transfer possession of

• “I am passing on my genes to my children”

refer to another person for decision or judgment

• “She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues”

cause to be distributed

• “This letter is circulating among the faculty”

transmit information

• “Please communicate this message to all employees”
• “pass along the good news”