pass by vs recognize

pass by

verb
  • Of a period of time: to come to an end, to elapse. 

  • to drop by 

  • To travel past without stopping. 

  • To travel past (something) without stopping; to ignore, to disregard. 

recognize

verb
  • to cognize again 

  • To match (something or someone which one currently perceives) to a memory of some previous encounter with the same person or thing. 

  • To realize or discover the nature of something; apprehend quality in. 

  • To show formal appreciation of, as with an award, commendation etc. 

  • To have the property to bind to specific antigens. 

  • To acknowledge or consider (as being a certain thing or having a certain quality or property). 

  • To acknowledge the existence or legality of; to treat as valid or worthy of consideration. 

How often have the words pass by and recognize occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )