Definition of pass over - Reverso English Dictionary
Phrasal verb
1.
movementtr./intr. move across or abovetr./intr.
- The plane will pass over the city at noon..
2.
neglecttr. ignore or disregard something or someonetr.
- They decided to pass over his mistake.
3.
exclusiontr. skip or omit somethingtr.
- She chose to pass over the difficult questions.
4.
euphemismintr. Rare US die and transition to the afterlifeintr. Rare US
- He passed over peacefully in his sleep.
Expressions with pass over
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ignore a topic during a discussion
They passed over in silence the issue of budget cuts.
Terms with pass over included in their meaning
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movement
pass over, across, or through something
movement
pass over or by without touching
cross terrain
travel across or pass over an area
exercise
yoga pose where feet pass over the head while lying
movement
cross or pass over something
repeated process
involving more than one pass over something
skim
pass over something rapidly
abr: slip one, knit one, and pass slipstitch over
slip one stitch, knit one, then pass slipped stitch over
Examples of pass over in a sentence
We watched the clouds pass over the mountains. The committee chose to pass over her application. He felt hurt when his suggestion was passed over. He decided to pass over the less important details. The teacher will pass over any irrelevant comments. Many believe she passed over to a better place.
He passed over after a long illness.
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- French:passer au-dessus, passer outre, ...
- German:überfliegen, übergehen, ...
- Italian:sorvolare, ignorare, ...
- Spanish:sobrevolar, pasar por alto, ...
- Portuguese:sobrevoar, ignorar, ...
- Chinese:掠过, 忽视, ...
- Japanese:通過する, 無視する, ...
- Arabic:مَرَّ فَوْقَ, تَجَاوَزَ, ...
- Hebrew:לַחֲלוֹף מֵעַל, לְהִתְעַלֵּם מִמַּשֶּׁהוּ, ...
- Russian:пролетать над, игнорировать, ...
- Ukrainian:проходити над, ігнорувати, ...
- Hindi:ऊपर से गुजरना, नज़रअंदाज़ करना, ...
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