"pass away" in German to pass away sterben verscheiden dahinscheiden entschlafen Detailed translations for "pass away" to pass away to pass away(also: to bite the dust, to pass on, to pass over, to decease) sterben They pass away quite peacefully. Source: opensubtitles.org Corpus by OPUS Request review Sie sterben wirklich ganz friedlich. to pass away(also: to pass on, to pass over) verscheiden to pass away(also: to pass on, to pass over) dahinscheiden I'm not gonna pass away or go to heaven or make a journey home. Source: opensubtitles.org Corpus by OPUS Request review Ich werde nicht dahinscheiden oder in den Himmel gehen oder eine Reise nach Hause machen. to pass away(also: to pass on, to pass over) entschlafen{intransitive verb}