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watch the world go by

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.15 in modern English

Syllables
watch the -world -go -by
IPA
38
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To pause and remain still whilst doing nothing but surveying the environment around oneself.

British usage

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

watches the world go by (present, singular) watching the world go by (participle, present) watched the world go by (participle, past) watched the world go by (past)

Questions

What does watch the world go by mean?
To pause and remain still whilst doing nothing but surveying the environment around oneself.

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