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scroll past something

skip content on a screen

To scroll past something is to move beyond it on a screen without stopping to look at it.

B1 very common speech & writing

expression

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Did you read the article about the match?

No, I scrolled past it.

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I tend to scroll past celebrity news because it does not interest me.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I scroll over anything about football.

Say: I scroll past anything about football.

Use "scroll past" when you move beyond content without viewing it.

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How it fits in a sentence.

scroll past something; scrolled past something

Your turn: say it out loud

I tend to scroll past celebrity news because it does not interest me.

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scroll past something

skip content on a screen

“I tend to scroll past celebrity news because it does not interest me.”

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