pass away
No objectThis verb takes no object at all.
How to say it
Stress the particle, not the verb: pass AWAY. Saying “PASS away” is the clearest learner tell — the verb stays light and the particle carries the beat.
Link across the gap. The final /s/ of “pass” moves onto the particle and starts its syllable: “pass away” is said “pa-saway”. Pausing between the words is what makes phrasal verbs sound recited rather than spoken.
What it means
To die — the gentle, polite form.
formal- “Her grandfather passed away peacefully in his sleep.”
- “He passed away last spring after a long illness.”
Similar: die, pass on