ˌpass ˈby (sth)

ˌpass ˈby (sth)
phrasal verb
to go past
Three buses passed by, but mine never came.[/ex]
I pass by her house every day on my way to school.[/ex]

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  • pass as/for sth — UK US pass as/for sth/sb Phrasal Verb with pass({{}}/pɑːs/ US  /pæs/ verb ► to appear to be something or someone else, or try to make others believe that they are: »These watches are good quality fakes, and would pass for the genuine article in a …   Financial and business terms

  • ˈpass as sb/sth — phrasal verb same as pass for sb/sth …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • ˈpass for sb/sth — phrasal verb to be accepted, wrongly, as being a particular type of person or thing He s nearly forty, but he could pass for twenty five.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • pass somebody off as somebody — ˌpass sb/yourself/sth ˈoff as sb/sth derived to pretend that sb/sth is sth they are not • He escaped by passing himself off as a guard. Main entry: ↑passderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • pass yourself off as somebody — ˌpass sb/yourself/sth ˈoff as sb/sth derived to pretend that sb/sth is sth they are not • He escaped by passing himself off as a guard. Main entry: ↑passderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • pass something off as somebody — ˌpass sb/yourself/sth ˈoff as sb/sth derived to pretend that sb/sth is sth they are not • He escaped by passing himself off as a guard. Main entry: ↑passderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • pass somebody off as something — ˌpass sb/yourself/sth ˈoff as sb/sth derived to pretend that sb/sth is sth they are not • He escaped by passing himself off as a guard. Main entry: ↑passderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • pass yourself off as something — ˌpass sb/yourself/sth ˈoff as sb/sth derived to pretend that sb/sth is sth they are not • He escaped by passing himself off as a guard. Main entry: ↑passderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • pass something off as something — ˌpass sb/yourself/sth ˈoff as sb/sth derived to pretend that sb/sth is sth they are not • He escaped by passing himself off as a guard. Main entry: ↑passderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • pass by (somebody) — ˌpass ˈby (sb/sth) derived to go past • The procession passed right by my front door. Main entry: ↑passderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • pass by (something) — ˌpass ˈby (sb/sth) derived to go past • The procession passed right by my front door. Main entry: ↑passderived …   Useful english dictionary

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