Word Study
go past
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb go past has 2 senses
- go past(v = verb.motion) go by, pass, pass by, surpass, travel by - move past; "A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window"; "He passed his professor in the hall"; "One line of soldiers surpassed the other" is one way to go, locomote, move, travel
- go past(v = verb.stative) exceed, overstep, pass, top, transcend - be superior or better than some standard; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year" is one way to excel, stand out, surpass
Sample sentence:
These cars won't go past
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
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