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pass by

verb

  1. overtake, go past
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /pɑːs ˈbaɪ/ / /pæs ˈbaɪ/

verb

  1. To travel past without stopping.

    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

  2. To travel past (something) without stopping; (figurative) to ignore, to disregard.

    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.

  3. To elapse.

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

  4. To drop by.