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vorbeigehen

passing

Meaning of vorbeigehen

going past; moving by

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German/ˈfoːɐ̯baɪ̯ɡeːən/
passing
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What's the difference between vorbeigehen / vorübergehen / passieren / vorbeikommen / übergeben / vergehen

🇩🇪German
vorbeigehen

passing — going past; moving by

B1Very Often
V
🇩🇪German
vorübergehen

Means to pass by, often with a sense of something temporary or brief; neutral and somewhat formal.

B1Often

Ich sehe ihn jeden Morgen vorübergehen.

Я вижу, как он проходит мимо каждое утро.

P
🇩🇪German
passieren

Can mean to pass by, but very often also means ‘to happen’; therefore it is not always equivalent to the primary word.

B1Very Often

Der Bus passiert gerade die Haltestelle.

Автобус как раз проезжает остановку.

V
🇩🇪German
vorbeikommen

Colloquial ‘to come by / pass by’, often suggesting a brief visit or moving past someone/something.

B1Very Often

Komm heute Abend doch mal bei uns vorbei.

Загляни к нам сегодня вечером.

Ü
🇩🇪German
übergeben

Mostly means ‘to hand over / deliver’; it does not fit the meaning ‘to pass by’ and is only a very distant match in form.

B1Often

Der Lehrer übergibt die Zeugnisse an die Schüler.

Учитель вручает ученикам табели.

V
🇩🇪German
vergehen

Usually means ‘to pass’ in the sense of time, pain, or feelings; not physical passing by.

B1Often

Die Zeit verging wie im Flug.

Время пролетело незаметно.

V
🇩🇪German
vorbei sein

Means ‘to be over / finished’; it expresses completion rather than movement past something.

B1Often

Der Regen ist endlich vorbei.

Дождь наконец закончился.

W
🇩🇪German
weitergehen

Means ‘to go on / continue walking’; close in situation, but the focus is on continuing movement, not on passing by.

B1Very Often

Nach einer kurzen Pause gingen wir weiter.

После короткой паузы мы пошли дальше.

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/ˈfoːɐ̯baɪ̯ɡeːən/

vorbeigehen translation

passing

vorbeigehen transcription

/ˈfoːɐ̯baɪ̯ɡeːən/

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sich an etwas oder jemandem vorbeibewegend

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