No. 607 in German
vorbei
"Vorbei" means "over," "past," or "gone by" in English.
In a sentence
Der Zug ist gerade vorbeigefahren.
The train has just passed by.
In this sentence, 'vorbei' is used as a particle in the verb 'vorbeifahren,' meaning 'to pass by.' It indicates motion past a point.
Die Ferien sind vorbei.
The holidays are over.
Here, 'vorbei' means 'over' or 'finished,' indicating that the holidays have ended.
Ich gehe an deinem Haus vorbei.
I walk past your house.
In this example, 'vorbei' is used together with the prepositional phrase 'an deinem Haus' to indicate motion passing by a location.
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