We found 4 definitions of pass by from 3 different sources.
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pass by - move past; "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" | ||
travel by, surpass, go past, go by, pass | ||
locomote, travel, move, go change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" | ||
skirt pass around or about; move along the border; "The boat skirted the coast" | ||
run by pass by while running; "We watched children were running by" | ||
fly by pass by while flying; "An enemy plane flew by" | ||
whisk by, zip by, fly by move by very quickly |