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What is "go by"

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go by

vb. 1 (context idiomatic English) To pass or go past without much interaction 2 (context idiomatic English) To be called, to use as a name. 3 To follow; to assume as true for the purposes of making a decision, taking an action, etc.

WordNet
go by

  1. v. pass by; "three years elapsed" [syn: elapse, lapse, pass, slip by, glide by, slip away, slide by, go along]

  2. 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" [syn: travel by, pass by, surpass, go past, pass]

  3. be called; go by a certain name; "She goes by her maiden name again" [syn: go under]

  4. be or act in accordance with; "Go by this rule and you'll be safe"

Usage examples of "go by".

Neither would she have let them go by with just a cheerful wave of the hand.