"walk on by" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: walks on by [present, singular, third-person], walking on by [participle, present], walked on by [participle, past], walked on by [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} walk on by (third-person singular simple present walks on by, present participle walking on by, simple past and past participle walked on by)
  1. (intransitive, slang) To walk past (someone, something) without stopping or acknowledging them. Tags: intransitive, slang

Inflected forms

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