CaseyA
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From entry 1a of -----> learnersdictionary.com/search/pass (add "www" to the link)
But "pass by somebody", in the sense of moving by somebody without talking to him/her, is not an established verb phrase, as "by" could be conveniently dropped.
Do you native speakers think that the example (from some dictionary) is wrong?
For established verb phrases, you could move the preposition from before the direct object to just after the direct object.She was hoping he would stop and talk to her, but he passed her by.
But "pass by somebody", in the sense of moving by somebody without talking to him/her, is not an established verb phrase, as "by" could be conveniently dropped.
Do you native speakers think that the example (from some dictionary) is wrong?