verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To go by; pass, go past; pass unnoticed; cross. intransitive, obsolete

   "One day, as he forpassed by the plaine / With weary pace, he farre away espide / A couple […]"

2. 2
   To go beyond, exceed; surpass. obsolete, transitive

Synonyms

All synonyms

excelfly bygo byoutstepoutstripoverreach

Example

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"One day, as he forpassed by the plaine / With weary pace, he farre away espide / A couple […]"

Etymology

From for- + pass.

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