Meaning of pass by | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To travel past without stopping.
   intransitive
2. To travel past (something) without stopping; (figurative) to ignore, to disregard.
   transitive
3. To elapse.
   intransitive
4. To drop by.
   Philippines

Equivalents

Examples

“I noticed my wife pass⟳ by with a bag of shopping.”

“I can hear⟳ them whisper⟳ as we pass⟳ by It's a bad sign⟳, bad sign⟳”

“I had the distinct worry⟳ that happiness would pass⟳ me by.”

“Though these notes have⟳ no pretensions to being a comprehensive catalogue, we cannot pass⟳ Euston by. Euston is not a typically English station.”

“You'll never know⟳ it hurt⟳ me so, I'll hate⟳ to see⟳ you go / Don't pass⟳ me by / Don't make⟳ me cry⟳”

“But your empty eyes seem to pass⟳ me by / Leave⟳ me dancing with myself”

“Nearly a year has passed by since I first laid eyes on him.”

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