Meaning

5 senses
  1. (intransitive)To travel past without stopping.

    I noticed my wife pass by with a bag of shopping.

    move past

  2. (intransitive)To elapse.

    Nearly a year had passed by since I first laid eyes on him.

  3. (transitive)To travel past (something) without stopping.

    It was hard to stick to my diet all weekend, especially when I passed by the pastry shop.

  4. (figuratively, transitive)To ignore; to disregard.

    I had the distinct worry that happiness would pass me by.

    He explained the idea in great detail, but still, his boss passed by the idea without a mention.

  5. (Philippines)To drop by.

Examples

233 sentences
  1. I passed by her house yesterday.

    Вчора я проходив повз її будинок.

    ruВчера я проходил мимо её дома.

    deIch bin gestern an ihrem Haus vorbeigegangen.

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  2. The bill was passed by an overwhelming majority.

    Законопроект було прийнято переважною більшістю.

    ruЗаконопроект был принят подавляющим большинством.

    deDer Gesetzesentwurf wurde mit überwältigender Mehrheit verabschiedet.

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  3. He bowed to me as he passed by.

    Проходячи повз, він кивнув мені.

    ruПроходя мимо, он кивнул мне.

    deEr verneigte sich im Vorübergehen vor mir.

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  4. They passed by her house yesterday.

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  5. She passed by without seeing me.

    ruОна прошла мимо, не заметив меня.

    deSie ging vorbei, ohne mich zu sehen.

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Forms

passes by, passing by, passed by, passed by
Base formpass by · to pass by
3rd person singularpasses by
Present participlepassing by
Past simplepassed by
Past participlepassed by

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theypass by
he, she, itpasses by

Past simpleLesson

all personspassed by

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave passed by
he, she, ithas passed by

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill pass by

Phrasal verbs

13 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

18 synonyms

Antonyms

3 antonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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