go past v 1: pass by; "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" [syn: {travel by}, {pass by}, {surpass}, {go by}, {pass}] 2: go beyond; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year" [syn: {exceed}, {transcend}, {overstep}, {pass}, {top}]