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fly by

fly by verb: to pass or go past quickly, often without much interaction.

Verb

fly by (third-person singular simple present flies by, present participle flying by, simple past flew by, past participle flown by)

  1. (idiomatic) To pass or go past quickly, often without much interaction
    • I like to sit and watch the world fly by.
    • The rest of the day flew by quickly.
    Synonyms:
    go by, pass by, forpass, forthglide, overgo, pass, roll on, slip by, transpass
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fly, by.

fly by meaning in Tamil

fly by in Tamil

கோள் ஆய்வுக்கலம்

Synonyms of fly by

Forms of fly by

third-person singular presentflies by
present participleflying by
pastflew by
past participleflown by

Questions about fly by

What does fly by mean?
Fly by means to pass or go past quickly, often without much interaction.
What is fly by in Tamil?
Fly by in Tamil is கோள் ஆய்வுக்கலம். See Fly by meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is fly by?
Fly by is a verb.
What is the past tense of fly by?
The past tense of fly by is flew by.

Words near fly by in the dictionary

  1. fly bombs
  2. fly bottle
  3. fly bottles
  4. fly box
  5. fly boxes
  6. fly by
  7. fly by the seat of one's pants
  8. fly car
  9. fly cars
  10. fly cutter
  11. fly cutters

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