Meaning 1neutral · 82%
To move past a person or place without stopping there.
Natural examples
Jeden Morgen gehe ich an der Bäckerei vorbei.
Every morning I walk past the bakery.
Der Bus fuhr an unserer Haltestelle vorbei.
The bus drove past our stop.
Sie ging an mir vorbei, ohne mich zu sehen.
She walked past me without seeing me.
Usage note
Vorbeigehen is separable and uses sein in the perfect: ist vorbeigegangen. A place often follows an + dative.
Mini-lesson: vorbeigehen
To move past a person or place without stopping there. Vorbeigehen is separable and uses sein in the perfect: ist vorbeigegangen. A place often follows an + dative.
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