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pass; go by

Verb

  1. 1

    pass; go by

    For a certain period to end as time passes by.

    Korean definition: 시간이 가서 어떤 시기가 끝나다.

    • While I was preparing to move, the long holiday went by.

    • Jisu thought she would travel before the vacation went by.

  2. 2

    pass; go by

    For a certain task or event to end.

    Korean definition: 어떤 일이나 사건이 끝나다.

    • The three-day school festival has almost passed and will end tomorrow.

    • The war passed, but its wounds remained in people's memories for a long time.

  3. 3

    say in passing

    To say something without any special meaning.

    Korean definition: 말을 특별한 의미 없이 하다.

    • When Mr. Kim says he'll expel students who don't study, you can just take it as something said in passing.

    • Minjun remarked in passing to his friend who had changed hairstyles that he looked like a celebrity.

  4. 4

    tolerate

    To not make something a problem.

    Korean definition: 어떤 일을 문제로 만들지 않다.

    • Section Chief Kim made it clear that the mistake of an employee who harmed the company could not just be let go.

    • The class president reports other students' faults to the teacher but quietly lets his girlfriend's slide.