go by

verb

1. pass by; “three years elapsed”

   Synonyms

   • elapse, lapse, pass, slip by, glide by, slip away, slide by, go along

   Less specific

   • advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on

   More specific

   • fly, fell, vanish

2. 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”

   Synonyms

   • travel by, pass by, surpass, go past, pass

   Less specific

   • travel, go, move, locomote

   More specific

   • skirt, run by, fly by, zip by, fly by, whisk by

3. be called; go by a certain name; “She goes by her maiden name again”

   Synonyms

   • go under

4. be or act in accordance with; “Go by this rule and you’ll be safe”

   Less specific

   • follow, conform to