travel by

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Definition

Verb: - To move past or go by a specific point, person, or object. It describes the action of passing something while in motion.

Usage

This verb is used to describe the act of moving past a stationary reference point. It is often used in the simple past or past participle forms. - The subject (the person or thing moving) comes first. - It is followed by the object (the point, person, or thing being passed).

Examples
  • Verb:
    • We watched the parade travel by from our balcony.
    • Several buses traveled by before mine finally arrived.
    • A sense of calm traveled by me as I listened to the music.
Advanced Usage
  • "to have traveled by": used to describe a completed action of passing in the past.
    • Many famous processions have traveled by this historic avenue.
Variants and Related Words
  • Pass by: A more common synonym with the same core meaning.
    • He passed by the store without going in.
  • Go by: Another frequent synonym.
    • Years go by so quickly.
Synonyms
  • Pass
  • Go past
  • Move past
  • Proceed past
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Travel past: Essentially identical in meaning to "travel by."
    • The train traveled past the old station at high speed.
Related Idioms
  • Let something travel by one: To allow an opportunity or comment to pass without taking action or being affected. (Note: This is a less common, constructed idiom based on the core meaning.)
    • He heard the criticism but decided to let it travel by him without response.
Verb
  1. move past
    • A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window
    • He passed his professor in the hall
    • One line of soldiers surpassed the other

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