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go by
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Princeton's WordNet
elapse, lapse, pass, slip by, glide by, slip away, go by, slide by, go alongverb
pass by
"three years elapsed"
travel by, pass by, surpass, go past, go by, passverb
move past
"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"
go by, go underverb
be called; go by a certain name
"She goes by her maiden name again"
go byverb
be or act in accordance with
"Go by this rule and you'll be safe"
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go byverb
To pass or go past without much interaction
go byverb
to be called, to use as a name
go byverb
To follow; to assume as true for the purposes of making a decision, taking an action, etc.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Go-bynoun
Delusion; artifice; circumvention; over-reach.
Except an apprentice is instructed how to adulterate and varnish, and give you the go-by upon occasion, his master may be charged with neglect. Jeremy Collier, on Pride.
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go by
The term "go by" is a phrase which typically means to pass, to travel past, or to follow a particular rule, regulation, or example. It can also mean to allow time or events to pass. It has multiple uses based on the context it is used in. For example, in the sentence "I go by the gym every day on my way to work", it means to travel past; while in "we go by the guidelines provided", it means to follow rules or instructions.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
go by
Stratagem.--To give her the go by, is to escape by deceiving.
Anagrams for go by »
bogy
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of go by in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of go by in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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