Definition of Go By in English :

Define Go By in English

Go By meaning in English

Meaning of Go By in English

Pronunciation of Go By in English

Go By pronunciation in English

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Go By

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Verb

1. elapse, glide by, go along, go by, lapse, pass, slide by, slip away, slip by

pass by

Example Sentences:
'three years elapsed'

2. go by, go past, pass, pass by, surpass, travel by

move past

Example Sentences:
'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'

3. go by, go under

be called; go by a certain name

Example Sentences:
'She goes by her maiden name again'

4. go by

be or act in accordance with

Example Sentences:
'Go by this rule and you'll be safe'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Go By

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verb (intransitive)
1. 
to pass
the cars went by
as the years go by we all get older
don't let those opportunities go by!
2. (preposition)
to be guided by
in the darkness we could only go by the stars
3. (preposition)
to use as a basis for forming an opinion or judgment
it's wise not to go only by appearances
noun
slang
a deliberate snub or slight (esp in the phrase give (a person) the go-by)

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Go By

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1. 
to pass
2. 
to be guided or led by
3. 
to be known or referred to by
noun
Informal
a passing by; esp., an intentional disregard or slight
chiefly in give (or get) the go-by to slight (or be slighted)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Go By

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n.
Informal
An intentional slight; a snub.
n. pl. goby or go·bies
Any of numerous usually small spiny-finned fishes of the family Gobiidae, having the pelvic fins united to form a suction disk.

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