pass by

pass by

vb

1. (intr) to go or move past

2. (tr, adverb) to overlook or disregard to pass by difficult problems

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

pass by - move past; "A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window"; "He passed his professor in the hall"; "One line of soldiers surpassed the other" go past, travel by, go by, pass, surpass go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" skirt - pass around or about; move along the border; "The boat skirted the coast" run by - pass by while running; "We watched children were running by" fly by - pass by while flying; "An enemy plane flew by" whisk by, zip by, fly by - move by very quickly

Translations

? pass by

vi (= go past) → vorbeigehen; (car etc) → vorbeifahren; (time, months etc) → vergehen; there was no room for the lorry to pass by → der Lastwagen kam nicht vorbei; I can’t let that pass by without comment → ich kann das nicht kommentarlos durchgehen lassen; to pass by on the other side (fig) → achtlos vorbeigehen

vt sep (= ignore) problems → übergehen; life has passed her by → das Leben ist an ihr vorübergegangen