pass over

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pass over

verb passes over · passing over · passed over

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pass, over. Could you pass the condiments over, please?
Similar: fly over, overfly
transitive, with over as adverbial particle To bypass or disregard in favour of someone or something else. I can't believe they passed you over for promotion.
intransitive, with over as preposition To bypass (something); to skip (something). Let's pass over that topic for now.
Similar: bypass, ignore, jump, omit, skip
intransitive, with over as preposition To make a transit of; to pass through or across (something). Before the train passed over any of the level crossings on the branch, it came to a stand, and the guard went forward and hand-signalled it over.
Similar: cover, cross, traverse
intransitive, with over as preposition To overlook; not to note or resent. to pass over an affront
euphemistic, intransitive, with over as adverbial particle To die and thus progress to the afterlife. "But why should I be in another room?" "You passed over in the night." "Passed over? Do you mean I died?" "Yes, lady, you died." There was a long silence.
Similar: cross over, die, fall asleep, pass, pass away, pass on

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@misc{pass_over_2026,
  title = {pass over},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pass%20over},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}