The difference between Pass away and Pass over
When used as verbs, pass away means to die, whereas pass over means to bypass (something).
check bellow for the other definitions of Pass away and Pass over
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Pass away as a verb (euphemism, idiom):
To die.
Examples:
"After a long battle with cancer, the professor passed away yesterday."
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Pass away as a verb (obsolete):
To spend; to waste.
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Pass over as a verb (transitive):
To bypass (something); to skip (something).
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Pass over as a verb (transitive):
To make a transit of; to pass through or across (something).
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Pass over as a verb (transitive):
To fly over (something).
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Pass over as a verb (transitive):
To overlook; not to note or resent.
Examples:
"to pass over an affront"
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Pass over as a verb (intransitive, euphemistic):
To die and thus progress to the afterlife.