pass on vs return

return vs pass on

pass on is not a noun while return is a noun.

pass on and return both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pass on	No	No	Yes	No
return	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, return is a hyponym of pass on; that is, return is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pass on:

pass on: transmit information
return: pass down

Other hyponyms of pass on include implant, plant, send a message, relay, get across, put over, ask for, bespeak, call for, quest, request, telecommunicate, acknowledge, receipt, carry, deliver, render, message, message, skype.

pass on (noun)	return (noun)
	the act of going back to a prior location
	a coming to or returning home
	getting something back again
	a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player
	(American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
	a reciprocal group action
	the act of someone appearing again
	the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed
	document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
	a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
	happening again (especially at regular intervals)
	the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
	the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

pass on (verb)	return (verb)
transmit information	go back to a previous state
cause to be distributed	be restored
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense	go back to something earlier
give to or transfer possession of	answer back
place into the hands or custody of	submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority
transmit (knowledge or skills)	pass down
refer to another person for decision or judgment	make a return
	give or supply
	go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
	return to a previous position; in mathematics
	bring back to the point of departure
	pay back
	return in kind
	give back
	be inherited by
	elect again

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