What is another word for passing to?

Pronunciation: [pˈasɪŋ tuː] (IPA)

There are numerous synonyms for the term 'passing to,' which means transferring something to another person or group. Some of the most commonly used alternatives include transferring, conveying, handing over, entrusting, delivering, gifting, bestowing, and allocating. These synonyms are often used interchangeably and depending on the context, may carry slightly different nuances of meaning. For instance, 'transferring' and 'conveying' convey the idea of moving something from one place to another, while 'gifting' and 'bestowing' suggest a more generous and gracious transfer of something. Overall, all these synonyms are useful for expressing the idea of passing something to someone else.

What are the hypernyms for Passing to?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the opposite words for passing to?

Passing to can be replaced with the antonym "receiving from". Receiving from refers to the act of being given something by someone else, which is the opposite of passing to, where something is given by the individual. Another antonym for passing to is "holding onto". This refers to the act of keeping something for oneself and not giving it away. When one holds onto something, they are not passing it to someone else, as they are keeping it for their own use. Therefore, the opposite of passing to can be referred to as either receiving from or holding onto.

What are the antonyms for Passing to?

Famous quotes with Passing to

  • We procured from an Indian a weasel perfectly white except the extremity of the tail which was black: great numbers of wild geese are passing to the south, but their flight is too high for us to procure any of them.
    Meriwether Lewis
  • The past was real. The present, all about me, was unreal, unnatural, repellent. I saw the big ships lying in the stream... the home of hardship and hopelessness; the boats passing to and fro; the cries of the sailors at the capstan or falls; the peopled beach; the large hide houses, with their gangs of men; and the Kanakas interspersed everywhere. All, all were gone! Not a vestige to mark where one hide house stood. The oven, too, was gone. I searched for its site, and found, where I thought it should be, a few broken bricks and bits of mortar. I alone was left of all, and how strangely was I here! What changes to me! Where were they all? Why should I care for them — poor Kanakas and sailors, the refuse of civilization, the outlaws and the beachcombers of the Pacific! Time and death seemed to transfigure them. Doubtless nearly all were dead; but how had they died, and where? In hospitals, in fever climes, in dens of vice, or falling from the mast, or dropping exhausted from the wreck "When for a moment, like a drop of rain/He sinks into thy depths with bubbling groan/Without a grave, unknelled, uncoffined, and unknown." The lighthearted boys are now hardened middle-aged men, if the seas, rocks, fevers, and the deadlier enemies that beset a sailor's life on shore have spared them; and the then strong men have bowed themselves, and the earth or sea has covered them. How softening is the effect of time! It touches us through the affections. I almost feel as if I were lamenting the passing away of something loved and dear — the boats, the Kanakas, the hides, my old shipmates! Death, change, distance, lend them a character which makes them quite another thing.
    Richard Henry Dana

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