pass by
/pæs ˈbaɪ/ verbe- To travel past without stopping. · I noticed my wife pass by with a bag of shopping.
- To elapse. · Nearly a year had passed by since I first laid eyes on him.
- To travel past (something) without stopping. · It was hard to stick to my diet all weekend, especially when I passed by the pastry shop.
- to ignore; to disregard. · I had the distinct worry that happiness would pass me by.· He explained the idea in great detail, but still, his boss passed by the idea without a mention.
- To drop by.
Dans la bibliothèque
“Pardon me,” said he, “my dear baron, but one of my friends, the Abbé Busoni, whom you perhaps saw pass by, has just arrived in Paris; not having seen him for a long time, I could not make up my mind to leave him sooner, so I hope this will be sufficient reason for my having made you wait.”
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