Pasaban (en. Passed)

/paˈsaβan/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

Indicates an action of movement or transit through a place or time.

When they were young, they spent a lot of time together.

Cuando eran jóvenes, pasaban mucho tiempo juntos.

Refers to the fact that something took place in the past.

Last year, they always spent the holidays at the beach.

El año pasado, siempre pasaban las vacaciones en la playa.

Used in contexts of observing something that was happening.

Cars passed by on the road all night long.

Pasaban coches por la carretera durante toda la noche.

From the verb pasar, whose origin dates back to Latin 'passare'.

the hours passed

Indicates that time was passing.

pasaban las horas

they passed by without stopping

Refers to not stopping in a place or matter.

pasaban de largo

they passed the ball

In informal contexts, it means sharing responsibilities or decisions.

pasaban la pelota

pasar

Verb that indicates the action of moving from one place to another.

pasar

pasaje

Noun that refers to a space or time that is crossed.

pasaje

paso

Action of moving one foot in front of the other.

paso

To disregard everything

He disregards everything; he doesn’t care what they say.

Él pasa de todo, no le importa lo que dicen.

To overlook

Let's overlook those insignificant details.

Vamos a pasar por alto esos detalles insignificantes.