go past

phraseA2Not compared — the two pools are counted one word at a time, so a phrase has no score

To go past something is to continue beyond it without stopping. It was there, and now it is behind you.

It is one of the essential phrases for giving directions, since telling somebody to go past the church means using it as a landmark rather than a destination. It takes a direct object. There is a use about time, since a deadline can go past. And going past somebody without speaking is a small social event that everybody notices.

Definitions of go past

1phrasego pastTo move beyond something without stopping.A2
“Go past the school and take the second left.”

Practised in A Man Called Ove, Directions & Position

First appears in chapter 10 of A Man Called Ove.

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go past

phraseA2Not compared — the two pools are counted one word at a time, so a phrase has no score

To go past something is to continue beyond it without stopping. It was there, and now it is behind you.

Definitions of go past

1phrasego pastTo move beyond something without stopping.A2
“Go past the school and take the second left.”

Practised in A Man Called Ove, Directions & Position

First appears in chapter 10 of A Man Called Ove.

Practise this word