get past

verb — 5 senses

get past

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

Figuratively, Of a mistake To pass by unnoticed by someone who would have the power to halt or correct it.

  • He was an intelligent mathematician, and very few mistakes got past him in his works.
4

Broadly, Figuratively To get through a difficult time; to overcome a source of grief.

5

Broadly, Figuratively To cause someone to overcome a source of grief or get through a difficult time.

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