pass by[verb]Synonyms: neglect, disregard, fail, forget, ignore, omit, overlook, overpass, pass, pass over
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pass by phrasal verb (
see also pass)
1. pass by (somebody/something) to go past a person, place, vehicle etc:
They all waved as they passed by. Will you be passing by the supermarket on your way home? ⇒
passerby2. pass somebody by if something passes you by, it happens but you are not involved in it:
She felt that life was passing her by. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
pass by{v.} To give no attention to; not notice; ignore,
I can pass over the disorderliness of the troops, but their disobedience is serious. In choosing men to be given a salary raise, the foreman passed Mr. Hart by. She was unattractive, the kind of a girl that everybody would pass by.See: PASS OVER.
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