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Go By (Verb)

Meaning 1

Pass by; "three years elapsed".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Synonyms

  • Slip Away
  • Pass
  • Elapse
  • Slip By
  • Slide By
  • Go Along
  • Lapse
  • Glide By

Hypernyms

  • Pass On
  • Progress
  • Go On
  • March On
  • Move On
  • Advance

Hyponyms

  • Fell
  • Vanish
  • Fly

Meaning 2

Be called; go by a certain name; "She goes by her maiden name again".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Synonyms

  • Go Under

Meaning 3

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

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Hypernyms

  • Conform To

Meaning 4

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".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Synonyms

  • Pass By
  • Pass
  • Travel By
  • Surpass
  • Go Past

Hypernyms

  • Go
  • Locomote
  • Travel
  • Move

Hyponyms

  • Skirt
  • Run By
  • Fly By
  • Zip By
  • Whisk By
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