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pass by
verb
move past (Freq. 6)
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A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window

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He passed his professor in the hall

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One line of soldiers surpassed the other

Syn: ↑travel by, ↑surpass, ↑go past, ↑go by, ↑pass
Derivationally related forms: ↑passer (for: ↑pass)
Hypernyms: ↑travel, ↑go, ↑move, ↑locomote
Hyponyms: ↑skirt, ↑run by, ↑fly by, ↑zip by, ↑whisk by
Verb Frames:
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Something ——s

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Somebody ——s

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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s somebody

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Something ——s somebody

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Something ——s something

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These cars won't pass by

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pass by [phrasal verb]
pass (someone) by : to happen without being noticed or acted upon by (someone)

Don't let this opportunity pass (you) by!

I realized that I was letting life pass me by.

— see also pass 1a (above), 1
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Main Entry:pass

Useful english dictionary. 2012.