as in to traverse
to make one's way through, across, or over
passed over two bridges
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1
as in to ignore
to fail to give proper attention to
you seem to have passed over an important e-mail notice
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2
as in to forgive
to dismiss as of little importance
I'd be willing to pass over this latest episode of tardiness if there hadn't been so many before
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Recent Examples of pass (over)
Jamie Carter, Space.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Movie fans are used to stories in which actors either lament or give thanks that they were passed over, or consciously chose not to take a gig that turned out to be iconic.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 20 Jan. 2026
McCaffrey returned on the following possession — which lasted only two plays because Purdy was intercepted by linebacker Ernest Jones IV on a short pass over the middle to reserve tight end Luke Farrell.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Yet the Na’vi were passed over in favor of Weapons and F1.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
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The eclipse will begin at sunrise in the Atlantic Ocean; pass over Namibia, Botswana, South Africa and Lesotho; cross the Indian Ocean; and finish as a low eclipse from southeastern South Australia and northwestern New South Wales, Australia.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Movie fans are used to stories in which actors either lament or give thanks that they were passed over, or consciously chose not to take a gig that turned out to be iconic.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 20 Jan. 2026
McCaffrey returned on the following possession — which lasted only two plays because Purdy was intercepted by linebacker Ernest Jones IV on a short pass over the middle to reserve tight end Luke Farrell.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Yet the Na’vi were passed over in favor of Weapons and F1.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
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“Pass (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pass%20%28over%29. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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