Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pass by

/pæs ˈbaɪ/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.04 in modern English

Syllables: pass -by
IPA: /pæs ˈbaɪ/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To travel past without stopping.

Intransitive verb

verb

Intransitive verb

verb

To travel past (something) without stopping.

Transitive verb

verb

to ignore; to disregard.

Transitive verb

verb

Example Sentences

"I noticed my wife pass by with a bag of shopping."
"I can hear them whisper as we pass by It's a bad sign, bad sign"
"Nearly a year had passed by since I first laid eyes on him."
"It was hard to stick to my diet all weekend, especially when I passed by the pastry shop."
"Though these notes have no pretensions to being a comprehensive catalogue, we cannot pass Euston by. Euston is not a typically English station."
"He even stole trinkets from villagers passing by."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /pæs ˈbaɪ/
British English: /pɑːs ˈbaɪ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

passes by (present, singular) passing by (participle, present) passed by (participle, past) passed by (past)

Synonyms

go by overgo pass go past discount disregard ignore misregard unheed fly by forpass forthglide

Antonyms

examine pay attention recognize

Questions

How do you pronounce pass by?: The recorded pronunciation is /pæs ˈbaɪ/.
What does pass by mean?: To travel past without stopping.

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