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passes over

passes over is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pass over.

Meaning of pass over

Verb

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

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pass, over.
    • Could you pass the condiments over, please?
    Synonyms:
    fly over, overfly
  2. (transitive) To bypass or disregard in favour of someone or something else.
    • I can't believe they passed you over for promotion.
  3. (intransitive) To bypass (something); to skip (something).
    • Let's pass over that topic for now.
    Synonyms:
    bypass, ignore, jump, omit, skip
  4. (intransitive) To make a transit of; to pass through or across (something).
    • Before the train passed over any of the level crossings on the branch, it came to a stand, and the guard went forward and hand-signalled it over.1953 November, John Bourne, “The Burry Port & Gwendraeth Valley Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 744
    Synonyms:
    cover, cross, traverse
  5. (intransitive) To overlook; not to note or resent.
    • to pass over an affront
  6. (euphemistic, intransitive) To die and thus progress to the afterlife.
    • "But why should I be in another room?" "You passed over in the night." "Passed over? Do you mean I died?" "Yes, lady, you died." There was a long silence.1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019

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What is passes over the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Passes over is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pass over.

Words near passes over in the dictionary

  1. passes off as
  2. passes on
  3. passes one's word
  4. passes oneself off as
  5. passes out
  6. passes over
  7. passes round
  8. passes round the hat
  9. passes sentence
  10. passes the bar
  11. passes the baton

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