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going past

going past is the present participle and gerund 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 going past

What is going past the present participle and gerund of?
Going past is the present participle and gerund of go past.

Words near going past in the dictionary

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

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