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What does pass by mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word pass by? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (intransitive) To travel past without stopping. [from 14th c.]
  2. (transitive) To travel past (something) without stopping; to ignore, to disregard. [from 14th c.]
  3. (intransitive) Of a period of time: to come to an end, to elapse. [from 15th c.]
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Millions are expected to pass by his body as it lies in state, and there will be considerable numbers attending his funeral.
My husband jokes every time we pass by a shop window because I have to stop and be amazed at the sparkles.
Did it just pass by the mods 'n' rockers battling on the seafronts at Brighton, Bournemouth and Great Yarmouth?
He also said cars are unable to pass by parked cars in the same area without being forced up on the kerbing and grass margins.
This involved brief informal conversations with the women about their attitudes regarding the men who pass by their windows.
Alternative treatments, though, are often given a pass by Western medical practitioners.

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