go by go by /ɡoʊ baɪ/

verb

1. () Move past  ( travel by , surpass , go past , go by , pass , pass by )
   move past
    A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window
   A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window
    He passed his professor in the hall
   He passed his professor in the hall
    One line of soldiers surpassed the other
   One line of soldiers surpassed the other
   
2. () Pass by  ( glide by , lapse , slide by , elapse , go along , go by , pass , slip away , slip by )
   pass by
    Three years elapsed
   three years elapsed
   
3. () Be called; go by a certain name  ( go under , go by )
   be called; go by a certain name
    She goes by her maiden name again
   She goes by her maiden name again
   
4. Be or act in accordance with  ( go by )
   be or act in accordance with
    Go by this rule and you'll be safe
   Go by this rule and you'll be safe