pass by

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour indiquer le fait de passer devant quelqu'un ou quelque chose, ou de ne pas tenir compte de quelque chose.

A phrasal verb used to indicate moving past someone or something, or to ignore or disregard something.

indénombrable · intransitif · phrasal, inséparable

1. Move pastformal

   To go past someone or something without stopping.

   passer devant

   • The bus passed by the station without stopping.
   • She passed by me in the hallway without saying hello.
   • We watched the parade pass by from our window.

   Synonymesgo bygo pastpass

   Antonymeshaltpauseremainstaystopwait

2. Visit brieflyinformal

   To make a short visit to someone or a place.

   passer brièvement

   • I'll pass by your office later to drop off the documents.
   • He passed by his grandmother's house on his way home.
   • Why don't you pass by for a cup of coffee?

   Synonymescall oncome bydrop inpop in

3. Ignore or disregardinformal

   To fail to notice or pay attention to something.

   Ignorer ou négliger

   • The opportunity passed by him because he wasn't paying attention.
   • She let the warning pass by without taking it seriously.
   • Don't let this chance pass you by.

   Synonymesbypassdisregardignoremissneglectoverlookskip

   Antonymesacknowledgeconsiderheednoticeregard

Verbe de basepass