All pass by antonyms
pass by
P p verb pass by
- hit upon β to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- invent β to originate or create as a product of one's own ingenuity, experimentation, or contrivance: to invent the telegraph.
- look after β to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
- lay hands on β the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- encounter β Unexpectedly experience or be faced with (something difficult or hostile).
- authored β a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist.
- detect β To detect something means to find it or discover that it is present somewhere by using equipment or making an investigation.
- observe β to see, watch, perceive, or notice: He observed the passersby in the street.
- eyeball β Look or stare at closely.
- distinguish β to mark off as different (often followed by from or by): He was distinguished from the other boys by his height.
- authoring β Authoring is the creation of documents, especially for the Internet.
- catch on β If you catch on to something, you understand it, or realize that it is happening.
- catch sight of β to make out by means of the eyes; discern; see
- eyeballed β Simple past tense and past participle of eyeball.
- come to light β to be revealed
- determinated β having defined limits; definite.
- fall in with β to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- determinates β having defined limits; definite.
- determinating β having defined limits; definite.
- discover β to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
- get wind of β hear rumours of
- get wise to β having the power of discerning and judging properly as to what is true or right; possessing discernment, judgment, or discretion.
- come to pass β to take place
- dig up β to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation.
- arrive at β to reach by traveling
- crop up β If something crops up, it appears or happens, usually unexpectedly.
- come up against β If you come up against a problem or difficulty, you are faced with it and have to deal with it.
- ferret β a narrow tape or ribbon, as of silk or cotton, used for binding, trimming, etc.
- hit on β to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- ferreting β a domesticated, usually red-eyed, and albinic variety of the polecat, used in Europe for driving rabbits and rats from their burrows.
- meet up with β see socially
- dredge up β Also called dredging machine. any of various powerful machines for dredging up or removing earth, as from the bottom of a river, by means of a scoop, a series of buckets, a suction pipe, or the like.
- locate β to identify or discover the place or location of: to locate the bullet wound.
- meet with β to come upon; come into the presence of; encounter: I would meet him on the street at unexpected moments.
- winging β either of the two forelimbs of most birds and of bats, corresponding to the human arms, that are specialized for flight.
- eagle-eye β unusually sharp visual powers; keen ability to watch or observe.
- bring forth β to give birth to
- get a load of β anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.
- lamping β a source of intellectual or spiritual light: the lamp of learning.
- lay one's hands on β the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- be-held β simple past tense and past participle of behold.
- espy β Catch sight of.
- come up with β If you come up with a plan or idea, you think of it and suggest it.
- find β to come upon by chance; meet with: He found a nickel in the street.