GO PAST

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Move past

Example:

One line of soldiers surpassed the other

Synonyms:

go by; go past; pass; pass by; surpass; travel by

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "go past" is one way to...):

go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "go past"):

skirt (pass around or about; move along the border)

run by (pass by while running)

fly by (pass by while flying)

fly by; whisk by; zip by (move by very quickly)

Sentence frames:

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Sentence example:

These cars won't go past

Meaning:

Be superior or better than some standard

Example:

She topped her performance of last year

Synonyms:

exceed; go past; overstep; pass; top; transcend

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "go past" is one way to...):

excel; stand out; surpass (distinguish oneself)

Sentence frames:

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