brush past in English

Forms: brushes past [present, singular, third-person], brushing past [participle, present], brushed past [participle, past], brushed past [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} brush past (third-person singular simple present brushes past, present participle brushing past, simple past and past participle brushed past)

Inflected forms

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        "To go by (someone or something) quickly, making slight contact."
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        "(transitive) To go by (someone or something) quickly, making slight contact."
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    {
      "form": "brushes past",
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        "present",
        "singular",
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    {
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "past"
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"brush past" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms