vorbeigehen

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German

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Etymology

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From vorbei- +‎ gehen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /foːɐˈbaiɡeːən/
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Verb

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vorbeigehen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present geht vorbei, past tense ging vorbei, past participle vorbeigegangen, auxiliary sein) (intransitive)

  1. to go past, to go by [with an (+ dative) ‘someone/something’]
    • 1960, Marie Luise Kaschnitz, Gespenster:
      Nun ging das Mädchen schon ganz nahe an uns vorbei, ohne uns anzusehen.
      Now the girl passed close by us, without looking at us.
  2. to drop by [with an (+ dative) ‘someone’]
  3. to end; to pass (of a period of time)
    Ich wünsche mir, dieser Moment ginge nie vorbei.
    I wish this moment would last forever.

Conjugation

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Further reading

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