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Meaning of "passer-by" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PASSER-BY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PASSER-BY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Passer-By is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PASSER-BY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of passer-by in the English dictionary

The definition of passer-by in the dictionary is a person that is passing or going by, esp on foot.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PASSER-BY

passenger car
passenger cell
passenger coach
passenger door
passenger enquiries
passenger ferry
passenger jet
passenger list
passenger mile
passenger pigeon
passenger seat
passenger ship
passenger side
passenger station
passenger traffic
passenger train
passepied
passer
passerine
passers-by

WORDS THAT END LIKE PASSER-BY

aby
baby
blow-by
bobby
by
by and by
chubby
Darby
derby
drive-by
go-by
hobby
hubby
lay-by
lobby
nearby
on stand-by
passers-by
ruby
rugby

Synonyms and antonyms of passer-by in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PASSER-BY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «passer-by» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of passer-by

Translation of «passer-by» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PASSER-BY

Find out the translation of passer-by to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of passer-by from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «passer-by» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

过路人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

transeúnte
570 millions of speakers

English

passer-by
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

राहगीर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المارة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прохожий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

transeunte
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পার্শ্বগামী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

passant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lewat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Passant
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

通行人
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

행인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Passer-by
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người qua đường
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சாலையோரத்தில் நடந்து செல்பவர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Passer-by
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

geçen kimse
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

passante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przechodzień
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перехожий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

trecător
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

passer -by
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verbyganger
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förbipasserande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forbipasserende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of passer-by

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PASSER-BY»

The term «passer-by» is regularly used and occupies the 97.421 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PASSER-BY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «passer-by» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «passer-by» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about passer-by

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2 QUOTES WITH «PASSER-BY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word passer-by.
1
Du Fu
The weeping voices rise straight up and strike the clouds. A passer-by at the roadside asks a conscript why, The conscript answers only that drafting happens often.
2
Douglas Kirkland
It's fundamental to succeed in coming into contact with your subject. Whether it's a big Hollywood star or a passer-by in the street, it makes no difference.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PASSER-BY»

Discover the use of passer-by in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to passer-by and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Passer-by
The book narrates a man's moment of clarity regarding the basic concepts of life as he explores memories, thoughts, and revelations received during a one-to-one interaction with an all knowing tree.
Carlos Parral, 2007
2
The Passer-by: A Comedy in One Act
THE. PASSER-BY. A COMEDY IN ONE ACT. A landscape by moonlight. To the right, an elegant villa erected on a terrace, whence a gently sloping flight of steps leads down towards the front of the stage. At the foot of the terrace-wall, an old ...
François Coppée, 1885
3
The dialogue between an almanac seller and a passer-by
Passer-by. How many years have gone by since you began to sell almanacs? Almanac Seller. About twenty years, Sir. Passer-by. Which of the twenty should you wish the New Year to be like? Almanac Seller. I do not know. Passer-by. Do you ...
Giacomo Leopardi, 1921
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The 'passer by' in London: a tribute to Wren, Gibbons & John ...
a tribute to Wren, Gibbons & John Stow, with some romance and history of the old city William Sidney Campbell. presence haunts us still. Behind a little iron grill is the oldest and most interesting relic of Roman London. It is only a rough, worn, ...
William Sidney Campbell, 1908
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The passer-by, tr. by 'Luigi'.
François Édouard J. Coppée, Luigi (pseud.) Silvia, with profound sorrow. Strangely does your suspicion play you false. Neither for brother do I mourn, nor lover. My grief is something far more natural. I am acquainted with this Silvia, Who ...
François Édouard J. Coppée, Luigi (pseud.), 1885
6
Operette Morali: Essays and Dialogues
Dialogue. Between. an. Almanac. Peddler. and. a. Passer-by. PEDDLER. Almanaes, new almanaes; new calendars. Do you need any almanaes, Sir? PASSER-BY. Almanaes for the new year? PEDDLER. Yes, Sir. PASSER-BY. Do you think ...
Giacomo Leopardi, 1983
7
Elementary Task Listening Teacher's Book
Passer-by: Can I help you? Driver: Yes. I wonder if you can tell me where the nearest car park is? Passer-by: Erm, there's one just over there. Driver: Oh lovely. Thank you. Passer-by: Ah, but wait a minute. (Yes) It's rather a difficult one to use.
Jacqueline St Clair Stokes, 1984
8
Not Black and White: Category B; Seize the Day; Detaining ...
Passer-by Yeah. Abeni And it is on the floor. Passer-by Yes. Jovan What she is say is, you need to go back and pick up rubbish. Passer-by Why? Jovan Because you fall it. Passer-by I don't have time for this. Abeni Where are you going?
Bola Agbaje, Kwame Kwei-Armah, Roy Williams, 2012
9
Archaic and Classical Greek Epigram
The passer-by also demands a place among thesepermanentlypresent things: although aninscriptionmight gowithout apasser-by forlongstretches, wheneveritis activatedbyreading, apasser-by is alwayspresent at the siteof the inscription, and  ...
Manuel Baumbach, Andrej Petrovic, Ivana Petrovic, 2010
10
Easy English for lazy people: английский в рифмованных ...
Passer-by Yes, there's one and it's quite near. First turn left, then cross the street and on the corner you'll see it. Paloma Thank you. Passer-by Welcome anytime. Paloma You're so kind. Passer-by The pleasure was mine. Tom Is there a bank ...
Евгения Леонидовна Карлова, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PASSER-BY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term passer-by is used in the context of the following news items.
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Puppy recovering after KC police rescue him from hot car
Reports were that the young chihuahua was noticed by a passer-by who heard the dog whimpering inside the vehicle. All the car's windows ... «Kansas City Star, Jul 15»
2
Coroner: Motorcyclist who died in crash was Monroe County man
A passer-by around 8:15 a.m. Sunday notified authorities of a motorcycle accident on North Broad Street in East Bangor near the Upper Mount ... «lehighvalleylive.com, Jul 15»
3
Investigators: Fires at 2 Bangor apartments intentionally set
A passer-by called 911 and reported the fire about 9:30 a.m., Bangor dispatchers said. The two buildings are not connected but are several feet ... «Bangor Daily News, Jul 15»
4
Heroin room: Drugs injection space to take abuse off our streets …
Mr O Riordain added: “It is not safe and not good for the user, the passer-by, for city retailers or anybody. We have to find an inventive way of ... «Irish Mirror, Jul 15»
5
Yakima house fire controlled before spreading, but damage extensive
Crews arrived at the 1500 block of South 16th Avenue about 9:30 p.m. after a passer-by noticed a roof fire, the release said. The resident, who ... «Yakima Herald-Republic, Jul 15»
6
Rickshaw cyclist who charged £206 for one mile defends the price
... his passengers were told about the rate as they boarded, and claimed he ended up accepting just £40 after being challenged by a passer-by, ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
7
Politics & The City: Drawing a bead on youth gun violence
“Right now, they're shooting at each other, missing for the most part, but eventually one of those bullets is going to hit some innocent passer-by ... «Worcester Telegram, Jul 15»
8
Regional News Briefs
A passer-by found them along a park trail. Search warrants obtained by the Wisconsin State Journal say the boy's throat was cut and the father ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jul 15»
9
Benue State University Blamed For Student's Suicide
The car rammed into the road demarcation, hitting one passer-by. Both the driver, who was not wearing a seatbelt, and the passer-by died on ... «NAIJ.COM, Jul 15»
10
Skeleton in a suitcase: Victim was girl aged 2 to 4 who suffered …
The sinister nature of the contents only came to light on July 14 when another passer-by stumbled upon the emptied remains and contacted ... «Daily Star, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Passer-By [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/passer-by>. May 2024 ».
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