"get past" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: gets past [present, singular, third-person], getting past [participle, present], got past [past], got past [UK, participle, past], gotten past [US, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> past}} get past (third-person singular simple present gets past, present participle getting past, simple past got past, past participle (UK) got past or (US) gotten past)
  1. To continue around a blockage; to get around (something); to surpass something that is in the way.
    Sense id: en-get_past-en-verb-YobtOhxF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 35 18 5 7
  2. To cause something to get around a blockage; to cause to get around or surpass something that is in the way.
    Sense id: en-get_past-en-verb-ZZpdqij9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (past) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 35 18 5 7 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (past): 26 36 18 10 10
  3. (of a mistake) To pass by unnoticed by someone who would have the power to stop or correct it.
    Sense id: en-get_past-en-verb-i0ONM0H5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 35 18 5 7
  4. (figurative, by extension) To get through a difficult time; to overcome a source of grief. Tags: broadly, figuratively Synonyms: reach past
    Sense id: en-get_past-en-verb-~fDDsQk5
  5. (figurative, by extension) To cause someone to overcome a source of grief or get through a difficult time. Tags: broadly, figuratively
    Sense id: en-get_past-en-verb-wjSk3h2f

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