get past en · VERB
Meanings
- To continue around a blockage; to get around (something); to surpass something that is in the way.
- To cause something to get around a blockage; to cause to get around or surpass something that is in the way.
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(figuratively, of a mistake) To pass by unnoticed by someone who would have the power to halt or correct it.
He was an intelligent mathematician, and very few mistakes got past him in his works.
- (broadly, figuratively) To get through a difficult time; to overcome a source of grief.
- (broadly, figuratively) To cause someone to overcome a source of grief or get through a difficult time.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| getting past | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| got past | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | UK | lexicographic |
| got past | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| gets past | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| gotten past | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | US | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (1)
es pasar desapercibido (to pass by unnoticed by someone who would have the power to halt or correct it)