PASS BY Definition & Meaning

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pass by

verb

(intr) to go or move past
(tr, adverb) to overlook or disregard
to pass by difficult problems

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Idioms and Phrases

Proceed past something, as in If you pass by a white house, you've gone too far . [c. 1300]

Also, pass over . Disregard, overlook, as in Just pass by the first few pages and you'll get to the basics , or Ralph was passed over for promotion . [1300s]

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On a bright morning, just a stone's throw from where he grew up and went to school, people lined the street on their knees to watch his coffin pass by.

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Drivers honked in support as they passed by.

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That passed by two-thirds vote, they had an election and, sure enough, more third parties were elected.

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The FIA's decision to suspend Warwick came a day after controversial statute changes were passed by the organisation's general assembly.

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On Thursday, only a handful of customers passed by or filled the nearby tables.

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