passer-by


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pas·ser·by

also pas·ser-by  (păs′ər-bī′, -bī′)
n. pl. pas·sers·by also pas·sers-by (păs′ərz-)
A person who passes by, especially casually or by chance.
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passer-by

n, pl passers-by
a person that is passing or going by, esp on foot
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.passer-by - a person who passes by casually or by chancepasser-by - a person who passes by casually or by chance
pedestrian, footer, walker - a person who travels by foot
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passer-by

noun bystander, witness, observer, viewer, spectator, looker-on, watcher, onlooker, eyewitness A passer-by described what had happened.
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Translations

passer-by

[ˈpɑːsəˈbaɪ] N (passers-by (pl)) → transeúnte mf
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passer-by

n pl <passers-by> → Passant(in) m(f), → Vorübergehende(r) mf
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passer-by

[ˈpɑːsəˈbaɪ] n (passers-by (pl)) → passante m/f
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pass

(paːs) verb
1. to move towards and then beyond (something, by going past, through, by, over etc). I pass the shops on my way to work; The procession passed along the corridor.
2. to move, give etc from one person, state etc to another. They passed the photographs around; The tradition is passed (on/down) from father to son.
3. to go or be beyond. This passes my understanding.
4. (of vehicles etc on a road) to overtake. The sports car passed me at a dangerous bend in the road.
5. to spend (time). They passed several weeks in the country.
6. (of an official group, government etc) to accept or approve. The government has passed a resolution.
7. to give or announce (a judgement or sentence). The magistrate passed judgement on the prisoner.
8. to end or go away. His sickness soon passed.
9. to (judge to) be successful in (an examination etc). I passed my driving test.
noun
1. a narrow path between mountains. a mountain pass.
2. a ticket or card allowing a person to do something, eg to travel free or to get in to a building. You must show your pass before entering.
3. a successful result in an examination, especially when below a distinction, honours etc. There were ten passes and no fails.
4. (in ball games) a throw, kick, hit etc of the ball from one player to another. The centre-forward made a pass towards the goal.
ˈpassable adjective
1. fairly good. a passable tennis player.
2. (of a river, road etc) able to be passed, travelled over etc. The mud has made the roads no longer passable.
ˈpassing adjective
1. going past. a passing car.
2. lasting only a short time. a passing interest.
3. (of something said) casual and not made as part of a serious talk about the subject. a passing reference.
ˌpasser-ˈbyplural ˌpassers-ˈby noun
a person who is going past a place when something happens. He asked the passers-by if they had seen the accident.
ˈpassword noun
a secret word by which those who know it can recognize each other and be allowed to go past, enter etc. He was not allowed into the army camp because he did not know the password.
in passing
while doing or talking about something else; without explaining fully what one means. He told her the story, and said in passing that he did not completely believe it.
let (something) pass
to ignore something rather than take the trouble to argue. I'll let that pass.
pass as/for
to be mistaken for or accepted as. Some man-made materials could pass as silk; His nasty remarks pass for wit among his admirers.
pass away
to die. Her grandmother passed away last night.
pass the buck
to give the responsibility or blame for something to someone else. She always passes the buck if she is asked to do anything.
pass by
to go past (a particular place). I was passing by when the bride arrived at the church; She passed by the hospital on the way to the library.
pass off
(of sickness, an emotion etc) to go away. By the evening, his sickness had passed off and he felt better.
pass (something or someone) off as
to pretend that (something or someone) is (something or someone else). He passed himself off as a journalist.
pass on
1. to give to someone else (usually something which one has been given by a third person). I passed on his message.
2. to die. His mother passed on yesterday.
pass out
1. to faint. I feel as though I'm going to pass out.
2. to give to several different people. The teacher passed out books to her class.
pass over
to ignore or overlook. They passed him over for promotion.
pass up
not to accept (a chance, opportunity etc). He passed up the offer of a good job.

passed is the past tense of to pass: He passed the scene of the accident .
past means up to and beyond: She walked past the shops .
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References in classic literature ?
The curfew had sounded long ago, and it was only at rare intervals now that they encountered a passer-by in the street, or a light in the windows.
And in August, high in air, the beautiful and bountiful horse-chestnuts, candelabra-wise, proffer the passer-by their tapering upright cones of congregated blossoms.
He cannot see God's world as it is, but eyes each passer-by askance, and looks around him uneasily in order that he may listen to every word that is being uttered.
The 61-year-old's life was saved by his brother, a passer-by and a team from the North East Ambulance Service .
PESHAWAR -- A passer-by was killed when police allegedly opened fire following a scuffle with petty smugglers in the Phase-III Chowk area of Hayatabad on Monday.
HUJRASHAH MUQIM -- Two robbers escaped and one was killed in police encounter when they were trying to escape after robbery According to media report, Sadar Police was informed that armed robbers were looting the passers by in ParwinAbad, village adjacent to ALLAHPUR When Police reached, the robbers tried to escape on a motorbike snatched from Shabir, a passer-by. Robbers opened fire when Police was chasing them after which Police counter fired and found one robber dead with arms and looted motorbike while other two escaped.
SARGODHA -- Two youth including a passer-by were killed in a firing incident in Sajid Shaheed police limits on Monday.
SARGODHA: Two youth including a passer-by were killed in a firing incident in Sajid Shaheed police limits on Monday.
"The driver had stopped the bus on Finchley Road at the junction with Ellerton Road, and asked a passer-by to call 999.
A passer-by sent pictures to The Gazette after spotting the 'fly tipping' yesterday.
Sharjah: A passer-by discovered the decomposing body of a man in a deserted field in Al Madam area of Sharjah, the police said on Monday
A teenage student was killed and a passer-by wounded in crossfire between police and drug peddlers in Afghan Camp, also known as Kochi Camp, near Superhighway morning, officials and witnesses said.