voorbijgaan

Meaning

to pass, to go by (in space or time)

Concepts

pass

passby

overtake
lapse
leave out
overblow
pass by
pass over
run on
steal away
fleet
wear
flit
go past
Synonyms

passeren
C1
overgaan
C1
overtrekken
trekken
A2
gaan
A1
lopen
A1

voorbijstreven

er door gaan

voorbijrijden

aflopen
C1
voorbijkomen
inhalen
C1
langsgaan
C2
opblazen
B2
ophouden
B1
overdrijven
C1
rijden
A2
voorbijlopen
Translations

passer
passar

مَرَّ

dépasser
passer à côté de
passare
vorbeigehen
pasar
passar
vorübergehen
Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/voːrˈbɛi̯ˌɣaːn/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch
vorebigaen
In summary

From Middle Dutch vorebigaen. Equivalent to voorbij + gaan.

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