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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, past.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To elapse. (said of time)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- That hour went past so quickly!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: go by, elapse, go, intervene, go past, pass, pass by, roll on
Antonyms: none provided
To surpass a boundary; to go by a limit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
move past
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window
- He passed his professor in the hall
- One line of soldiers surpassed the other
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: travel by, pass by, surpass, go by, pass
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: travel, go, move, locomote
Narrower terms: skirt, run by, fly by, zip by, whisk by
be superior or better than some standard
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- She exceeded our expectations
- She topped her performance of last year
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: exceed, transcend, overstep, pass, top
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: excel, stand out, surpass
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
經過 /经过
(jīngguò)
— surpass a boundary
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Chinese Mandarin:
路過 /路过
(lùguò)
— surpass a boundary
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Chinese Mandarin:
走過 /走过
(zǒuguò)
— surpass a boundary
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Cimbrian:
büarbàigan
— surpass a boundary
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Esperanto:
preterpasi
— surpass a boundary
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French:
passer
— surpass a boundary
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French:
dépasser
— surpass a boundary
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German:
übersteigen
— surpass a boundary
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German:
überschreiten
— surpass a boundary
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German:
übertreffen
— surpass a boundary
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Portuguese:
Ultrapassar um limite
— surpass a boundary
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Portuguese:
Ir até o limite
— surpass a boundary
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Russian:
переходи́ть
(perexodítʹ)
— surpass a boundary
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Russian:
перейти́
(perejtí)
— surpass a boundary
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Russian:
переступа́ть
(perestupátʹ)
— surpass a boundary
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Russian:
переступа́ть
(perestupátʹ)
— surpass a boundary
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Savosavo:
babo
— surpass a boundary
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Spanish:
traspasar
— surpass a boundary
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Spanish:
rebasar
— surpass a boundary