pass over
Britishverb
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(tr, adverb) to take no notice of; disregard
they passed me over in the last round of promotions
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(intr, preposition) to disregard (something bad or embarrassing)
we shall pass over your former faults
Example Sentences
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Here he opened the scoring inside three minutes, racing through from halfway to score after being released by Warren Zaire-Emery's pass over the top.
From Barron's ● Feb. 21, 2026
Melissa is forecast to pass over Cuba by Wednesday before moving through the Antillas Mayores and out into the Atlantic.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2025
During the whole lifetime, SPO will repeatedly pass over both poles, with extended high-latitude observation windows lasting more than 1000 days.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2025
Rather, imagine a succession of cloud sounds that gradually pass over and through you.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2025
But he was not sleeping; now and then a nervous tremor would pass over his face.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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