get past

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To continue around a blockage; to get around (something); to surpass something that is in the way.
  2. To cause something to get around a blockage; to cause to get around or surpass something that is in the way.
  3. To pass by unnoticed by someone who would have the power to halt or correct it.
  4. To get through a difficult time; to overcome a source of grief.
  5. To cause someone to overcome a source of grief or get through a difficult time.

Word forms

get past gets past getting past got past gotten past

Synonyms

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