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I could happily lean on a gate all the livelong day, chatting to passers-by about the wind and the rain. I do a lot of gate-leaning while I am supposed to be gardening; instead of hoeing, I lean on the gate, stare at the vegetable beds and ponder.
Tom Hodgkinson

Meaning of "passers-by" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PASSERS-BY

passers-by  [ˌpɑːsəzˈbaɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PASSERS-BY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Passers-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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PASSERS-BY


aby
əˈbaɪ
abye
əˈbaɪ
blebby
ˈblɛbˈbaɪ
bye-bye
ˈbaɪˈbaɪ
Dubai
duːˈbaɪ
forby
fɔːˈbaɪ
forbye
fɔːˈbaɪ
goodbye
ˌɡʊdˈbaɪ
hereby
ˌhɪəˈbaɪ
inby
ɪnˈbaɪ
inbye
ɪnˈbaɪ
Mumbai
mʊmˈbaɪ
outby
ˌaʊtˈbaɪ
overbuy
ˌəʊvəˈbaɪ
owerby
ˌaʊəˈbaɪ
prebuy
priːˈbaɪ
rebuy
riːˈbaɪ
thereby
ˌðɛəˈbaɪ
underbuy
ˌʌndəˈbaɪ
whereby
wɛəˈbaɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PASSERS-BY

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
passer-by
passerine
passibility

WORDS THAT END LIKE PASSERS-BY

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

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

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PASSERS-BY»

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

Translation of «passers-by» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PASSERS-BY

Find out the translation of passers-by to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of passers-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 «passers-by» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

路人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

transeúntes
570 millions of speakers

English

passers-by
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

राहगीरों द्वारा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المارة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прохожие
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

transeuntes
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পথচারী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

passants
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Orang yang lewat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Passanten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

通行人
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

통행인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Passers-by
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người qua đường
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சென்றவர்களும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Passers-by
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gelip geçenler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

passanti
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przechodniów
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перехожі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

trecătorilor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

περαστικούς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verbygangers
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 passers-by

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PASSERS-BY»

The term «passers-by» is regularly used and occupies the 62.685 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PASSERS-BY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «passers-by» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «passers-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 passers-by

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4 QUOTES WITH «PASSERS-BY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word passers-by.
1
Vincent Van Gogh
There may be a great fire in our hearts, yet no one ever comes to warm himself at it, and the passers-by see only a wisp of smoke.
2
Tom Hodgkinson
I could happily lean on a gate all the livelong day, chatting to passers-by about the wind and the rain. I do a lot of gate-leaning while I am supposed to be gardening; instead of hoeing, I lean on the gate, stare at the vegetable beds and ponder.
3
Bernard Levin
What has happened to architecture since the second world war that the only passers-by who can contemplate it without pain are those equipped with a white stick and a dog?
4
Therese of Lisieux
I have always wanted to become a saint. Unfortunately, when I have compared myself with the saints, I have always found that there is the same difference between the saints and me as there is between a mountain whose summit is lost in the clouds and a humble grain of sand trodden underfoot by passers-by.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PASSERS-BY»

Discover the use of passers-by in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to passers-by and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Construction Law
or injury to individuals, but also in respect of damage to or loss of their property ( including chattels).362 Liability to passers-by was, historically, predicated on the action of nuisance to a highway (ie, a public nuisance), or negligence in the case  ...
Julian Bailey, 2014
2
Negotiating the Mediated City: Everyday Encounters with ...
Contextualising this situation, I suggested that passers-by interact with the screen while 'walking-viewing' (interacting with space for pleasure) and 'tunnelling vision ' (prioritising an efficient and secure passage). In both cases, passers-by have ...
Zlatan Krajina, 2013
3
Disability, Public Space Performance and Spectatorship: ...
passers-by themselves to experience this encounter as a call to engage a specific other, step into the shoes of a specific other, and recognize, respect and reflect on their relation with that other. Indeed, given the guerrilla nature of Shannon's ...
Bree Hadley, 2014
4
Verbal Periphrases in a Functional Grammar of Spanish
PREP two passers-by 'which exploded in a residential area killing two passers-by .' a. que explotó en una zona residencial y which exploded.PF.3SG in a zone residential and mató a dos transeúntes killed.PF.3SG PREP two passers-by ' which ...
Hella Olbertz, 1998
5
Ordinary Violence and Social Change in Africa
chased by other children and run the risk of being stoned or slashed with razor blades. Passers-by who know the aggressiveness of these children do not want them to approach their field of activity. To avoid any problems, passers-by have ...
‎2014
6
Model-Based Reasoning in Science and Technology: Abduction, ...
Similarly, passers-by are repelled by criminals, but may be attracted by guardians . In addition, for each type of agent some basic attractiveness can be defined. The weight factors (βxy, which may also be 0) indicate the relative importance of ...
Lorenzo Magnani, Walter Carnielli, Claudio Pizzi, 2010
7
Experiential Christianity:
The word 'bypassing' is extracted out of the Gospel of Thomas: Jesus said, ' become passers-by.' 121* That one statement, besides 'God is within you' 122 and 'First seek his kingdom of heaven and his righteousness' 123 is one of the most ...
Ray Morose, 2011
8
Passers-By
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Anthony Partridge, 2012
9
Art in the Making: Aesthetics, Historicity and Practice
With Balthus the 'dot' is the passers-by, and the 'sheet of paper', the support, the objective space by which the accident or the 'given-there' of meaning is rendered possible, is the surrounding street. The passers-by 'present' themselves, and ...
Kerstin Mey, 2005
10
Continuous Productive Urban Landscapes
... workers. visitors all ages, social & ethnic backgrounds. mainly locals allotment site allotment holders, passers-by. visitors/ all social and ethnic backgrounds. mainly locals all ages, but mainly from 35 years on Zoo London private residents,  ...
Andre Viljoen, Joe Howe, 2012

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

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term passers-by is used in the context of the following news items.
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A kinder, gentler social media in Singapore?
Passers-by helping to lift a truck to free a man pinned underneath. The victim, believed to be a South Korean man, escaped with a leg fracture. «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
2
Public anger after gang beat up French sunbather for wearing a …
Passers-by intervened, and the victim was badly bruised rather than seriously hurt. Police told L'Union newspaper that the victim was not able ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
3
Constructive creativity
... near Waterfront Plaza looks like a series of undecipherable black-and-white patterns that wouldn't get a second glance from passers-by. «Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Jul 15»
4
Hilltown: Passers-by help to prevent hijacking
The pair then tried to steal the car in Rathfriland Road, Hilltown, but both fled when passers-by intervened. A police spokesman said the driver ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
5
SCDF award for passers-by who helped man
Mr A. Kannan ("When life is at stake, no one is a stranger"), the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) applauds the actions of the passers-by ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
6
I was lucky passers-by came forward to help, says South Korean …
SINGAPORE- It was a close shave for 35-year-old Kim Sung Mo, the South Korean who was rescued by about 30 passers-by after he was hit ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
7
Mural in Sliema car park leaves passers-by stunned
The creation of a French artist in Sliema has left passers-by stunned at the huge mural depicting a man leaning forward, trying get through a ... «MaltaToday, Jul 15»
8
Passers-by help victim in riding mower fire
A woman operating this riding mower was severely burned Friday afternoon, July 24, 2015, when it caught fire or exploded, police and fire ... «WHIO, Jul 15»
9
Video: Creepy Clown Breaks Into Cemetery—Then Waves Slowly
... Era cemetery on Chicago's North Side earlier this month: a clown breaking into a cemetery and then waving very, very slowly to passers-by. «Chicagoist, Jul 15»
10
Jogger lay dead in park for an hour after passers-by thought he was …
A jogger lay dead on the floor for an hour after passers-by ignored him, thinking he was simply sunbathing. The tragic man, in his 30s, ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»

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