pass by

Verb

Meaning

move past

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

pass surpass go past travel by miss fly leave avoid advance decline slight proceed reject refuse ignore
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Antonyms

espy focus orbit attend detect watch
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Hypernyms

move travel go locomote

Hyponyms

skirt run by fly by whisk by zip by

Examples

People travel to wonder at the height of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars; and they pass by themselves without wondering. Augustine of Hippo

If Algeria introduced a resolution declaring that the earth was flat and that Israel had flattened it, it would pass by a vote of 164 to 13 with 26 abstentions. Abba Eban

Pride in their port, defiance in their eye, I see the lords of humankind pass by. Oliver Goldsmith

Put off for one day and ten days will pass by. Korean Proverb

He who allows his day to pass by without practicing generosity and enjoying life's pleasures is like a blacksmith's bellows: he breathes but does not live. Hindi Proverb

Pass by your enemy hungry but never naked. Egyptian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

pass between afghanistan and pakistan pass beyond a limit pass box pass by on the other side pass by reference pass by value