Archaic term meaning to pass by, surpass, or go beyond; to exceed or omit.
From Old English for- (before, beyond, against) + pass. The prefix intensified the sense of 'going beyond,' similar to modern 'bypass' or 'surpass,' showing how this prefix could modify verbs of motion.
Words like 'forpass,' 'surpass,' and 'bypass' all contain the same ancient idea—adding a prefix to 'pass' changes it from simple movement to something more dramatic, like the linguistic equivalent of a plot twist.
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