2009年12月12日 · 2) "To get past" and "to pass up" have very different connotations. The first implies overcoming an obstacle, either emotional or physical. The second implies missing an opportunity. Some examples: "This video game is so hard! I can't get past the second level!"

2014年8月15日 · "Get past" is used when there is some kind of obstruction or difficulty between you and where you want to go. "Go past" doesn't imply any obstruction or difficulty. This book is so boring I couldn't get past the second chapter. On the way to the doctor's surgery you go past the post office and the pub.

2014年10月24日 · Hello! I searched a lot about this on the net, but I'm not sure yet. So I got confused because: if you say "The car got fixed", it's a passive verb, there's no difference with "The car was fixed". But sometimes there are verbs that can't be passive Ex. Get married ---> you marry with another...

2016年3月14日 · "Pass" and "get past" have the same meaning here, but it's not the meaning you're looking for. Neither means, "take your place in line" or "get ahead of you." If I were in the checkout line and someone asked to get past me, I would assume that that person had decided not to purchase anything, wanted to exit through the checkout line without ...

2022年5月1日 · Past means exactly that – to get to a place beyond an obstacle, to pass it. By is similar to past , but less likely in this context (especially since to get by has a common figurative meaning). Reactions: TGW

2008年5月20日 · Hi all. In a store a person says to another: "Excuse me, can I get past?" I think that the meaning is "Scusi, posso/potrei passare?" but I want to be absolutely sure. Thanks

2015年9月4日 · Hi, suppose I have a problem and somebody tells me "you should be able to get past it" I would like to know if this sentence wants to tell me I should be able to" solve my issue" or just" I should be able to forget it or ignore it.I mean if I …

2012年1月23日 · For English-speaking people in Chaucer's day, "gotten" would have been the normal past participle of "get", and "gotten" continues to be the past participle of "get" in American English. However, "gotten" has dropped out of British English as the past participle of "get", and has instead been replaced by "got."

2011年12月12日 · It's about a man trying to get inside the computer of another one looking for some information. "I tried accessing Self's user account, but he has a tricky firewall system in place. There's no easy way to get past it, not without drawing attention." I'm wondering if there's any difference between using "get past" and "pass" in this context.

2007年2月28日 · Get past veut-il dire se faire dépasser? I was surprised a few times accelerating on half throttle in third to get past or away from traffic when the front tyre lifted a little just by doing that. Merci!