pass over
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pass, overUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pass, over.
» A cold wave passed over Japan.
Meaning
6 sensesUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pass, over.
Could you pass the condiments over, please?
We are now passing over the Gulf of Bothnia.
travel across or pass over
(transitive)To bypass or disregard in favour of someone or something else.
I can't believe they passed you over for promotion.
bypass
(intransitive)To bypass (something); to skip (something).
Let's pass over that topic for now.
(intransitive)To make a transit of; to pass through or across (something).
(intransitive)To overlook; not to note or resent.
to pass over an affront
(euphemistic, intransitive)To die and thus progress to the afterlife.
Examples
28 sentencesA cold wave passed over Japan.
I passed over the dark street.
deIch habe die dunkle Straße überquert.
A plane passed over my head.
Please can you pass over the salt?
Nobody has ever passed over and returned.
Forms
passes over, passing over, passed over, passed over| Base form | pass over · to pass over |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | passes over |
| Present participle | passing over |
| Past simple | passed over |
| Past participle | passed over |
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
27 synonyms- fly over:overfly
- bypass:jumpskipskip over
- rub with a circular motion:wipe
- travel across or pass over:traversetrackcovercrossget overget acrosscut throughcut across
- make a passage or journey from one place to another:transitpass throughmove throughpass across
Lessons 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