From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpass something ↔ down phrasal verbSEGIVEto give or teach something to people who are younger than you or live after yoube passed down (from somebody) to somebody The tradition has been passed down from father to son for generations.Grammar Pass down is usually passive. → pass→ See Verb table
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pass down• But Andre Hastings dropped a pass on first down.• The bridge leading out of the pass was down.• But dutifully she passed the bundle down into Rachaela's cold white arms.• Third play, hit hard while passing, tossed down like airport luggage.• This procedure was undertaken by passing a guidewire down the drainage catheter under radiological control.• For a moment he stood gazing balefully at the Corsican's back as he turned away to pass on down the line.• Shortly after that we came over the top of the pass and started down towards the coast.• Both passed wisdom down with complex language.be passed down (from somebody) to somebody• These remedies have been passed down from generation to generation. 