passing 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

   Synonyms:

   cross over, die, fall asleep, pass, pass away, pass on