"pass over" meaning in English

See pass over in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: passes over [present, singular, third-person], passing over [participle, present], passed over [participle, past], passed over [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pass over (third-person singular simple present passes over, present participle passing over, simple past and past participle passed over)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pass, over. Synonyms (fly over): fly over, overfly Derived forms: Passover
    Sense id: en-pass_over-en-verb-T9-AudXk Disambiguation of 'fly over': 100 0 0 0 0 0
  2. (transitive with over as adverbial particle) To bypass or disregard in favour of someone or something else. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-pass_over-en-verb-ZjpkaKTz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "over", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 66 6 12 5 6 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "over": 9 51 8 14 9 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 55 10 10 5 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 72 6 7 6 5
  3. (intransitive with over as preposition):
    To bypass (something); to skip (something).
    Tags: intransitive Synonyms (bypass): bypass, ignore, jump, omit, skip
    Sense id: en-pass_over-en-verb-n129JLQB Disambiguation of 'bypass': 2 35 52 6 3 2
  4. (intransitive with over as preposition):
    To make a transit of; to pass through or across (something).
    Tags: intransitive Synonyms (make a transit of): cover, cross, traverse
    Sense id: en-pass_over-en-verb-F0ib8gPt Disambiguation of 'make a transit of': 2 3 4 89 1 1
  5. (intransitive with over as preposition):
    To overlook; not to note or resent.
    Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-pass_over-en-verb-q8Eh5TnB
  6. (intransitive with over as adverbial particle, euphemistic) To die and thus progress to the afterlife. Tags: euphemistic, intransitive Synonyms (die): cross over, die, fall asleep, pass, pass away, pass on
    Sense id: en-pass_over-en-verb-TvKZvlm3 Categories (other): English euphemisms Disambiguation of 'die': 0 0 0 0 0 100

Inflected forms

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