"go by" | Definition and Related Words

Verb

Pass by (synset 202076777)
"three years elapsed"

is a type of: advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress - move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

subtypes: fell, fly, vanish - pass away rapidly

same as: elapse, glide by, go along, lapse, pass, slide by, slip away, slip by
Move past (synset 202055618)
"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"

is a type of: go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
subtypes:
- skirt - pass around or about; move along the border
- run by - pass by while running
- fly by - pass by while flying
- fly by, whisk by, zip by - move by very quickly
same as: go past, pass, pass by, surpass, travel by
Be called;
Go by a certain name (synset 201031401)
"She goes by her maiden name again"

same as: go under
Be or act in accordance with (synset 200150797)
"Go by this rule and you'll be safe"

is a type of: conform to, follow - behave in accordance or in agreement with