pass by
To travel past without stoppingTo travel past without stopping.
» I passed by her house yesterday.
Ich bin gestern an ihrem Haus vorbeigegangen.
Вчера я проходил мимо её дома.
Вчора я проходив повз її будинок.
Meaning
5 senses(intransitive)To travel past without stopping.
I noticed my wife pass by with a bag of shopping.
move past
(intransitive)To elapse.
Nearly a year had passed by since I first laid eyes on him.
(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.
(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.
(Philippines)To drop by.
Examples
233 sentencesI passed by her house yesterday.
Вчора я проходив повз її будинок.
ruВчера я проходил мимо её дома.
deIch bin gestern an ihrem Haus vorbeigegangen.
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.
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.
They passed by her house yesterday.
She passed by without seeing me.
ruОна прошла мимо, не заметив меня.
deSie ging vorbei, ohne mich zu sehen.
Forms
passes by, passing by, passed by, passed by| Base form | pass by · to pass by |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | passes by |
| Present participle | passing by |
| Past simple | passed by |
| Past participle | passed by |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
13 phrasal verbs- pass upвідмовити, відкинутиTo refuse (not accept); forgo.
- pass offпродовжувати, продовжитиTo happen.
- pass outроздавати, роздатиTo faint; to become unconscious.
- pass onвийти, виходитиTo go forward.
- pass overпокрити, прикритиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pass, over.
- pass awayвідійти у вічністьTo die.
- pass aroundпоширювати, розповсюджуватиTo distribute something through a group by giving several items to one or more people to then give to others in a row, line or circle; to spread something to be used by each person in group in turn; to gather contributions for a cause.
- pass alongпройти, проходитиTo deliver a message or item to its intended recipient.
More 5
- pass byпройти, проходитиTo travel past without stopping.
- pass downTo hand over, pass through or transfer to a lower level, next generation, etc.
- pass forTo be mistakenly seen as something that one is not
- pass throughTo go through, to travel through, to transit or lie across a place or from one place to another.
- pass roundTo distribute
Synonyms
18 synonymsAntonyms
3 antonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb