Meaning

6 senses
  1. Used 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

  2. (transitive)To bypass or disregard in favour of someone or something else.

    I can't believe they passed you over for promotion.

    bypass

  3. (intransitive)To bypass (something); to skip (something).

    Let's pass over that topic for now.

  4. (intransitive)To make a transit of; to pass through or across (something).

  5. (intransitive)To overlook; not to note or resent.

    to pass over an affront

  6. (euphemistic, intransitive)To die and thus progress to the afterlife.

Examples

28 sentences
  1. A cold wave passed over Japan.

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  2. I passed over the dark street.

    deIch habe die dunkle Straße überquert.

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  3. A plane passed over my head.

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  4. Please can you pass over the salt?

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  5. Nobody has ever passed over and returned.

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Forms

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

irregular

Present simpleLesson

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

Past simpleLesson

all personspassed over

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill pass over

Phrasal verbs

13 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

27 synonyms
make a transit of:coverA2crossA2traverseB2
fly over:overflyfly over
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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