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walk on by

walk on by verb: to walk past (someone, something) without stopping or acknowledging them.

Verb

walk on by (third-person singular simple present walks on by, present participle walking on by, simple past and past participle walked on by)

  1. (intransitive, slang) To walk past (someone, something) without stopping or acknowledging them.
    • I said hello, but she walked on by.

Forms of walk on by

third-person singular presentwalks on by
present participlewalking on by
past participlewalked on by
pastwalked on by

Questions about walk on by

What does walk on by mean?
Walk on by means to walk past (someone, something) without stopping or acknowledging them.
What part of speech is walk on by?
Walk on by is a verb.
What is the past tense of walk on by?
The past tense of walk on by is walked on by.

Words near walk on by in the dictionary

  1. walk off the job
  2. walk off with
  3. walk on
  4. walk on air
  5. walk on broken glass
  6. walk on by
  7. walk on eggshells
  8. walk on one's lower lip
  9. walk on sunshine
  10. walk on the wild side
  11. walk on water

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