English-German translations for pass by

• entfliehen
• sterben
• verfließen
• vergehen
• verstreichen
  Die Sozialdemokraten haben von den zehn Jahren bereits zwei verstreichen lassen. The Socialists have let two out of ten years simply pass by.
  Ich möchte das Parlament im Namen des Rates dazu auffordern, diese Möglichkeit nicht ungenutzt verstreichen zu lassen. I should like, on behalf of the Council, to urge Parliament not to let this opportunity pass by.
• vorbeigehen
  Wir dürfen diesen Beschluß nicht vorbeigehen lassen, ohne die gleichen Einwände wie früher zu äußern. We cannot let this decision pass by without raising the same objection that we expressed earlier.
• vorbeikommen

Definition of pass by

• To travel past without stopping.
• To travel past without stopping; to ignore, to disregard.
• Of a period of time: to come to an end, to elapse.

Examples

• I noticed my wife pass by with a bag of shopping
• I had the distinct worry that happiness would pass me by
• Nearly a year has passed by since I first laid eyes on him

Related words

• by pass
• passer-by
• bypass
• bypass surgery
• bypassing
• by-pass
• by-pass engine
• by-pass ratio
• bypass road