To pass by Meaning, Definition & Usage

Definitions
  1. to go near and beyond a certain person or place; as, he passed by as we stood there.
  2. . (a) To disregard; to neglect . (b) To excuse; to spare; to overlook.
Definitions
  1. . (a) To disregard; to neglect . (b) To excuse; to spare; to overlook.

Webster 1913