to pass over

Examples

• All

• Yeah, it should be passing over San Antonio right now.

  Apocalypse of Ice (2020)

• Sitting in the doorway, I would enjoy the sensation of the shadow passing slowly over my body.

  Fiction book (1992)

• As your body passes over that foot, your leg has to be straight.

  StarTalk

• The summer rain is passing over and it feels like a dream.

• The shape and surface finish control how the air passes over the system.

  Academic text (1993)

• Nobody gets scared when a cloud passes over the moon.

  Communion (1989)

• We expect the tail of Hurricane Adam to pass over the Northeast coastal region tomorrow.

  Bleeders (1997)

• Channel observation posts report that flying objects with a tail of fire are passing over Dover and heading towards London.

  Operation Crossbow (1965)

• The room darkens as another cloud passes over the sun, lightens, and darkens again.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Our pilot has just informed me that we are passing over the city of Dubuque, which might not mean much to most of you, but means a lot to one of our flyers today.

  Up in the Air (2009)

Synonyms

P

to pass

vsto pass over

∞ 1.0

To move past something or someone

expresses the same movement but with a simpler, everyday sense

C

to cross

vsto pass over

∞ 1.0

To go across something from one side to the other

is the same idea but more neutral and informal in many uses

C

to cover

vsto pass over

192 3.3

To go across an area or distance

is more action-focused, describing actual movement rather than breadth

P

to pass by

vsto pass over

165 1.2

Go past someone or something without stopping

can mean active crossing over an area, not only passing by

G

to go by

vsto pass over

133 1.0

To move past someone or something

is more about active crossing across or above a surface or object

F

to fly over

vsto pass over

102 3.1

To move through the air above a place, for example a plane or bird

covers both air and ground movement rather than only flying above

G

to get over

vsto pass over

100 3.3

Move across something like a river or mountain

focuses on general movement rather than emphasizing getting to other side

W

to walk past

vsto pass over

69 1.0

To go past something on foot without stopping

is not limited to walking and covers any mode of crossing

G

to get across

vsto pass over

53 1.8

Move from one side to the other, for example across a road or river

is broader and can mean moving above as well as across

C

to clear

vsto pass over

52 3.1

To go over or past something without touching it

is more general and can include touching or climbing over obstacles

C

to cut through

vsto pass over

51 3.0

To go straight across a place, for example through land or a crowd

is broader and can mean moving over without breaking through

T

to traverse

vsto pass over

16 5.6

To move across land or water from one side to the other

is similar but the key is more common and less formal

G

to go past

vsto pass over

16 1.0

Move by someone or something without stopping

focuses more on crossing or going above rather than just passing by

F

to fly by

vsto pass over

16 2.2

To move past something while in the air

describes general movement across or above without implying flight

C

to cut across

vsto pass over

8 3.2

To go through a place like a park to make a shorter route

describes similar movement but not necessarily chosen as a shortcut

T

to transit

vsto pass over

3 4.2

To move people or goods through a place on the way to another

is a simpler everyday description of moving across or above

O

to overfly

vsto pass over

2 7.9

To fly over a place in a plane

includes that motion but also applies to ground or low movement

S

to skim over

vsto pass over

1 3.9

To move quickly and lightly just above a surface

is broader and does not stress lightness or speed of motion

O

to overtop

vsto pass over

1 4.8

To flow over the top of something like a wall or river bank

describes normal movement across or above without necessarily rising over

O

to overpass

vsto pass over

• US

1 3.5

To pass above something usually using a bridge

is broader and also covers simple crossing without structures

O

to overgo

vsto pass over

• Archaic

9.9

To cross something like a mountain or river

is the modern, widely used description for the same movement

Antonyms

S

to stay

∞ 1.0

To remain in one place and not leave

How High

to fly over

102 3.1

to climb

∞ 1.0

to pass over

26 3.3

to step over

28 1.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology