pass over

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour signifier ignorer, sauter ou ne pas tenir compte de quelqu'un ou de quelque chose, ou pour désigner la mort (euphémisme).

A phrasal verb used to indicate ignoring, skipping, or failing to consider someone or something, or to die (euphemistic).

indénombrable · transitif et intransitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Ignore or skipformal

   To disregard or fail to consider someone or something, often when making a selection.

   Ignorer ou sauter

   • The committee passed over his application for the promotion.
   • She felt passed over when her ideas were ignored in the meeting.
   • The manager passed over several candidates before choosing one.

   Synonymesbypassdisregardignoreneglectomitoverlookskip

   Antonymesacknowledgeconsidernotice

2. Cross or traverseformal

   To move across or over something, such as a bridge or a boundary.

   traverser

   • They passed over the river using the old stone bridge.
   • The plane passed over the mountains during the flight.
   • We passed over the border into the neighboring country.

   Synonymesbridgecrossgo acrossspantraverse

3. Die or pass awayformal

   A euphemistic way to say someone has died.

   Décéder, mourir

   • Her grandfather passed over peacefully in his sleep.
   • The community mourned when the beloved teacher passed over.
   • He passed over after a long illness.

   Synonymesdeceasedepartdieexpirekick the bucketpass awaypass onperish

Verbe de basepass