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vorbeigehen

go past

verb for-BY-gay-en Less Common
Travel & Places Movement

Also means

pass by

Usage Note

vorbeigehen means to walk past, separable and taking an plus dative: an der Kirche vorbeigehen. It uses sein; figuratively vorbeigehen can mean an opportunity slips by.

Examples

"Gehen Sie an der Bäckerei vorbei und dann links."

Natural Translation

Go past the bakery and then left.

Literal Translation

Go you at the bakery past and then left.

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