go past

/goʊ pæst/

/gəʊ pɑst/

Other forms: went past; gone past; going past; goes past

Definitions of go past
  1. verb
    move past
    synonyms: go by, pass, pass by, surpass, travel by
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    skirt
    pass around or about; move along the border
    run by
    pass by while running
    fly by
    pass by while flying
    fly by, whisk by, zip by
    move by very quickly
    type of:
    go, locomote, move, travel
    change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
  2. verb
    be superior or better than some standard
    synonyms: exceed, overstep, pass, top, transcend
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    type of:
    excel, stand out, surpass
    distinguish oneself
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