pass by

Verb

pass by (third-person singular simple present passes by, present participle passing by, simple past and past participle passed by)

1. (intransitive) To travel past without stopping.
   • I noticed my wife pass by with a bag of shopping.
   • I can hear them whisper as we pass by
     It's a bad sign, bad sign2014 October 27, Taylor Swift, Ryan Tedder, “I Know Places (Taylor's Version)”, in 1989 (Taylor's Version), performed by Taylor Swift, published 27 October 2023

   Synonyms:

   go by, overgo, pass

2. (intransitive) To elapse.
   • Nearly a year had passed by since I first laid eyes on him.

   Synonyms:

   go by, go past, pass

3. (transitive) To travel past (something) without stopping.
   • It was hard to stick to my diet all weekend, especially when I passed by the pastry shop.
   • Though these notes have no pretensions to being a comprehensive catalogue, we cannot pass Euston by. Euston is not a typically English station.1941 August, C. Hamilton Ellis, “The English Station”, in Railway Magazine, page 358
4. (figuratively, transitive) to ignore; to disregard.
   • I had the distinct worry that happiness would pass me by.
   • He explained the idea in great detail, but still, his boss passed by the idea without a mention.

   Synonyms:

   discount, disregard, ignore, misregard, pass, unheed

   Antonyms:

   examine, pay attention, recognize

5. (Philippines) To drop by.