go past

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, past.

“That hour went past so quickly!”

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go byelapsegointervenepasspass byroll ontravel by
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Meanings

verbgo past (third-person singular simple present goes past, present participle going past, simple past went past, past participle gone past)

present singular third person goes past · participle present going past · past went past · participle past gone past

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, past.
  2. To elapse. (said of time)

    That hour went past so quickly!

    Synonyms: go by, elapse, go by, go, intervene, pass, pass by, roll on

  3. To surpass a boundary; to go by a limit.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo elapse. (said of time)

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go byelapsego bygointervenepasspass byroll on

More synonyms by meaning

verbmove past

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travel bypass bysurpassgo bypass
Broader
travelgomove

verbbe superior or better than some standard

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exceedtranscendoversteppasstop
Broader
excelstand outsurpass
Also see
elapseexceedgo byoversteppasspass bysurpasstoptranscend

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 經過 /经过, 路過 /路过
  • 經過 /经过 (jīngguò)surpass a boundary
  • 路過 /路过 (lùguò)surpass a boundary
  • 走過 /走过 (zǒuguò)surpass a boundary
Esperanto preterpasi
  • preterpasisurpass a boundary
French passer, dépasser
  • passersurpass a boundary
  • dépassersurpass a boundary
German übersteigen, überschreiten
  • übersteigensurpass a boundary
  • überschreitensurpass a boundary
  • übertreffensurpass a boundary
Portuguese Ultrapassar um limite, Ir até o limite
  • Ultrapassar um limitesurpass a boundary
  • Ir até o limitesurpass a boundary
Russian переходи́ть, перейти́
  • переходи́ть (perexodítʹ)surpass a boundary
  • перейти́ (perejtí)surpass a boundary
  • переступа́ть (perestupátʹ)surpass a boundary
  • переступа́ть (perestupátʹ)surpass a boundary
Spanish traspasar, rebasar
  • traspasarsurpass a boundary
  • rebasarsurpass a boundary
Cite this entry
APA

go past. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20past

MLA

“go past.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20past. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “go past,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20past.

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