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Definition of pass by phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pass by

phrasal verb
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pass by (somebody/something)
  1. to go past
    • The procession passed right by my front door.
pass somebody/something by
  1. to happen without affecting somebody/something
    • She feels that life is passing her by (= that she is not enjoying the opportunities and pleasures of life).
    • The whole business passed him by (= he was hardly aware that it was happening).
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