voorbijgaan — meaning in English

English meaning

• pass verb To move from one place, position, or state to another.
• passing adjective Lasting only briefly; temporary.

Senses

voorbijgaan is used for these senses in English:

• pass (transitive) To cause to advance by stages of progress; to carry on with success through an ordeal, examination, or action; specifically, to give legal or official sanction to; to ratify; to enact; to approve as valid and just.
• pass (transitive) To allow to go by without noticing; to omit attention to; to take no note of; to disregard.
• passing The fact of going past; a movement from one place to another or a change from one state to another. [from 14th c.]

pass — full definition

1. verb To move from one place, position, or state to another.
2. verb To succeed in a test, exam, or inspection.
3. verb To hand something to someone, or to send the ball to a teammate in sport.
4. verb To decline a turn or an opportunity.
5. noun A document or ticket granting entry or permission.

passing — full definition

1. adjective Lasting only briefly; temporary.
2. noun Death, or the end of something.
3. noun The act of moving past something, or moving something (such as a ball) to another person.

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