pass by
BothSense-dependent: some meanings take an object and split, others take none. Check the sense you mean.
How to say it
Stress the particle, not the verb: pass BY. Saying “PASS by” is the clearest learner tell — the verb stays light and the particle carries the beat.
No pause between the words. /s/ runs straight into /b/ — “pass by” is one rhythmic unit with a single stressed beat on the particle.
What it means
To go past something without stopping.
- “We passed by the old house on the way to the coast.”
- “Life was passing him by.”
Similar: go past