Definition of 'go by'
Verb
- pass by; "three years elapsed"
Synonyms: elapse lapse pass slip by glide by slip away slide by go along - pass by; "A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window"; "He passed his professor in the hall"; "One line of soldiers surpassed the other"
Synonyms: travel by pass by surpass go past pass - be called; go by a certain name; "She goes by her maiden name again"
Synonyms: go under - be or act in accordance with; "Go by this rule and you'll be safe"
