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Meanings of go past in English

Portuguese
passar de largo
Catalan
passar
Spanish
pasar

Move past.

        passar de largo
        Portuguese
        superar
        Catalan
        excedir
        Spanish
        superar

        Be superior or better than some standard.

              superar
              Usage of go past in English
              1
              But go past a certain point and you'll lose the path out.
              Kafka on the Shore
              2
              Once we reach Landesfallen, we'll have to go past them, far past.
              Sons of the Oak
              3
              When you buy a paper you go past a rack of magazines.
              The new yorker
              4
              He is very near here, and he will go past your house.
              King Arthur & the Knights of the Round Table
              5
              John saw it go past the gate whilst we were in school.
              Golden Moments / Bright Stories for Young Folks
              6
              Sometimes I don't even watch the trains go past, I just listen.
              The Girl on the Train
              7
              She stood watching other cars, vans, and trucks go past, heading west.
              Mine
              8
              Even Silver let a mealtime go past, and fed on curiosity instead.
              Strata
              9
              First we shall go past the place where I found you signalling.
              Boy Scouts Mysterious Signal; Or, Perils of the Black Bear Patro...
              10
              He does not tremble even when we go past the shadowy graves.
              The White Queen
              11
              One or two go past, keeping their own side of the road.
              Jacob's Room
              12
              I'd give it all up if I could see folks go past.
              The Shoulders of Atlas: A Novel
              13
              Their conversation died slightly as they watched the three strangers go past.
              Consequences
              14
              If you go fast, a horse like that can go past you.
              The Guardian
              15
              He made to go past me, and I caught hold of him.
              The Door in the Wall, and Other Stories
              16
              Do let me come out and see you go past, she pleaded.
              The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories
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              Translations for go past
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              Go past across language varieties
              Australia
              Common
              New Zealand
              Less common
              United Kingdom
              Less common
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