forpass en · VERB
Etymology
From for- + pass.
Meanings
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(intransitive, obsolete) To go by; pass, go past; pass unnoticed; cross.
One day, as he forpassed by the plaine / With weary pace, he farre away espide / A couple […]
1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, book III, canto x:
- (obsolete, transitive) To go beyond, exceed; surpass.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| forpasses | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| forpassing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| forpassed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| forpassed | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Synonyms
transgress · slip by (pass unnoticed) · outstep (go beyond)