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goes past

goes past is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go past.

Meaning of go past

Verb

go past (third-person singular simple present goes past, present participle going past, simple past went past, past participle gone past)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, past.
  2. To elapse. (said of time)
    • That hour went past so quickly!
  3. To surpass a boundary; to go by a limit.

Questions about goes past

What is goes past the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Goes past is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go past.

Words near goes past in the dictionary

  1. goes over like a lead balloon
  2. goes over like a lead zeppelin
  3. goes over someone's head
  4. goes over to the majority
  5. goes overboard
  6. goes past
  7. goes pear shaped
  8. goes pear-shaped
  9. goes pearshaped
  10. goes Pete Tong
  11. goes phut

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