pass by

1. (intr) to go or move past

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

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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

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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

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Brenner Pass
forward pass
go
go across
go through
Khyber Pass
make pass
mountain pass
move through
Pass
pass across
pass away
pass catcher
pass off
pass on
pass out
pass over
pass receiver
pass through

There is great danger in meeting him, and the best way is, upon such an accident, to step aside and let him pass by.

A Voyage to Abyssinia by Lobo, Father View in context

He let the knight and his ten archers pass by, then he strode up to the bride, and placed himself on the other side from her brother.

Robin Hood by McSpadden, J. Walker View in context

and a mouth that says I rather wish you could: such is the portrait of Mary A---- as she and I pass by.

The Little White Bird by Barrie, James Matthew View in context