English verb: go by | |||
1. | go by (motion) pass by | ||
Samples | Three years elapsed. | ||
Synonyms | elapse, glide by, go along, lapse, pass, slide by, slip away, slip by | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | fell, fly, vanish | ||
2. | go by (motion) move past | ||
Samples | 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 | go past, pass, pass by, surpass, travel by | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | fly by, fly by, run by, skirt, whisk by, zip by | ||
3. | go by (communication) be called; go by a certain name | ||
Samples | She goes by her maiden name again. | ||
Synonyms | go under | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
4. | go by (change) be or act in accordance with | ||
Samples | Go by this rule and you'll be safe. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | conform to, follow | ||