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went by
| Main Entry: |
go by
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | elapse |
| Synonyms: | exceed, flow on, make one's way, move onward, pass, proceed |
| Main Entry: | exceed |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be superior to; surpass |
| Synonyms: | beat, best, better, break record, cap, distance, eclipse, excel, get upper hand, go beyond, go by, have a jump on, have advantage, have it all over, out-distance, outdo, outpace, outreach, outrun, outshine, outstrip, overstep, overtake, overtax, pass, rise above, run circles around, surmount, top, transcend |
| Antonyms: | be inferior, fail, fall behind |
| Main Entry: | lapse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | become void; fall back into previous pattern |
| Synonyms: | apostatize, backslide, become obsolete, cease, decline, degenerate, descend, deteriorate, die, elapse, end, expire, go by, pass, recede, recidivate, relapse, retrograde, return, revert, run out, slide, slip, subside, terminate, weaken |
| Antonyms: | continue, go on, restart |
| Main Entry: | pass |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | surpass, beat |
| Synonyms: | exceed, excel, go beyond, go by, leave behind, outdistance, outdo, outgo, outrace, outshine, outstrip, shoot ahead of, surmount, top, transcend |
| Antonyms: | fall behind, lose |
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