to run by

Examples

• All

• Rev knew of another mission, higher up on the hills, run by a young priest.

  Fiction book (2002)

• A man just ran by me with a gun.

  End Game (2006)

• I used to see her run by the window where I worked.

  Here (2024)

• I mean, we saw a bear run by us at the apartment yesterday.

  Chernobyl Diaries (2012)

• - Like there was a few of them hiding back there in the bushes when we ran by.

  Coyotaje (2018)

• Just as Plaid Sportcoat is reaching for the handle, Lloyd runs by and grabs it.

  Fiction book (1994)

• An engine started... there was vibration… engine moan... shunting movement... fuel smoke... and I tried to keep my balance as it jerked, lurched forward and we all squashed... a sea of us... so tight together now, as the world ran by us.

  Mercy (2021)

• During my morning walk, a child ran by me, chasing after a butterfly.

• As I waited at the bus stop, I noticed a dog run by in pursuit of a squirrel.

• While jogging in the park, I saw several runners run by at a brisk pace.

Synonyms

P

to pass by

vsto run by

165 1.2

Go past someone or something without stopping

is similar but stresses speed and physical closeness on foot

G

to go by

vsto run by

133 1.0

To move past someone or something

is the same action but specifically fast and near while on foot

G

to get by

vsto run by

14 3.2

Move past someone to go in front

focuses more on moving quickly close while moving on foot

R

to run past

vsto run by

13 1.3

To move quickly past someone or let a chance go by without acting

is more specifically about moving very close and on foot while fast

B

to brush by

vsto run by

3 5.2

To move past a person or thing very close without stopping

is quick and specifically done on foot while staying near someone

Z

to zip by

vsto run by

• Informal

3 3.6

To pass very quickly, as when a car goes by or time moves fast

is similar but stresses being close and moving on foot

W

to whisk by

vsto run by

1 5.1

Move past someone or something very quickly and smoothly

is like that but focuses on close movement done on foot

Antonyms

S

stop

310 1.0

An act when something ends or pauses

How Fast

to run by

84 1.0

to jog

29 1.0

to walk past

69 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology