pass the torch in English

Forms: passes the torch [present, singular, third-person], passing the torch [participle, present], passed the torch [participle, past], passed the torch [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pass the torch (third-person singular simple present passes the torch, present participle passing the torch, simple past and past participle passed the torch)

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      "form": "passes the torch",
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    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "passed the torch",
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      "form": "passed the torch",
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      "glosses": [
        "To transfer responsibility."
      ],
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        "(figuratively, idiomatic) To transfer responsibility."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "carry a torch for"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "pass the mantle"
        },
        {
          "word": "step down"
        },
        {
          "word": "stand aside"
        }
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        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "transfer responsibility",
          "word": "antaa kapula eteenpäin"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "transfer responsibility",
          "word": "passer le flambeau"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "transfer responsibility",
          "word": "passer le relais"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "transfer responsibility",
          "word": "passer la main"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "transfer responsibility",
          "word": "passare il testimone"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "pass the torch"
}

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      "form": "passes the torch",
      "tags": [
        "present",
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        "third-person"
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "passed the torch",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
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          "transfer"
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      ],
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          "word": "pass the mantle"
        },
        {
          "word": "step down"
        },
        {
          "word": "stand aside"
        }
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        "idiomatic"
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    }
  ],
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "transfer responsibility",
      "word": "antaa kapula eteenpäin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "transfer responsibility",
      "word": "passer le flambeau"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "transfer responsibility",
      "word": "passer le relais"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "transfer responsibility",
      "word": "passer la main"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "transfer responsibility",
      "word": "passare il testimone"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pass the torch"
}

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"pass the torch" meaning in English

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