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watched the world go by

watched the world go by is the simple past and past participle of watch the world go by.

Meaning of watch the world go by

Verb

watch the world go by (third-person singular simple present watches the world go by, present participle watching the world go by, simple past and past participle watched the world go by)

  1. (UK, idiomatic) To pause and remain still whilst doing nothing but surveying the environment around oneself.
    • I think I'll just sit under this tree and watch the world go by.

Questions about watched the world go by

What is watched the world go by the simple past and past participle of?
Watched the world go by is the simple past and past participle of watch the world go by.

Words near watched the world go by in the dictionary

  1. watched paint dry
  2. watched the birdie
  3. watched the feathers fly
  4. watched the fur fly
  5. watched the world burn
  6. watched the world go by
  7. watched toast never burns
  8. watchedst
  9. Watchem
  10. Watchem West
  11. watcher

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