Phrase guide

go past

verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

verb

Meaning 1

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, past.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

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

3

verb

Meaning 3

To surpass a boundary; to go by a limit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

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

5

verb

Meaning 5

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

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 經過 /经过 (jīngguò) — surpass a boundary
  • Chinese Mandarin: 路過 /路过 (lùguò) — surpass a boundary
  • Chinese Mandarin: 走過 /走过 (zǒuguò) — surpass a boundary
  • Cimbrian: büarbàigan — surpass a boundary
  • Esperanto: preterpasi — surpass a boundary
  • French: passer — surpass a boundary
  • French: dépasser — surpass a boundary
  • German: übersteigen — surpass a boundary
  • German: überschreiten — surpass a boundary
  • German: übertreffen — surpass a boundary
  • Portuguese: Ultrapassar um limite — surpass a boundary
  • Portuguese: Ir até o limite — surpass a boundary
  • Russian: переходи́ть (perexodítʹ) — surpass a boundary
  • Russian: перейти́ (perejtí) — surpass a boundary
  • Russian: переступа́ть (perestupátʹ) — surpass a boundary
  • Russian: переступа́ть (perestupátʹ) — surpass a boundary
  • Savosavo: babo — surpass a boundary
  • Spanish: traspasar — surpass a boundary
  • Spanish: rebasar — surpass a boundary