Go By — synonyms, definition

1. go by (Noun)

gudgeon

go by (Noun) — Small spiny-finned fish of coastal or brackish waters having a large head and elongated tapering body having the ventral fins modified as a sucker.

percoid percoid fish percoidean mudskipper mudspringer Gobiidae family Gobiidae

2. go by (Verb)

elapse glide by go along go past go under lapse pass pass by slide by slip away slip by surpass travel by

go by (Verb) — Become later by the passage of a given amount of time. ex. "three years went by"

go by (Verb) — Move past. ex. "A black limousine went by when she looked out the window"

go by (Verb) — Be called; go by a certain name. ex. "She goes by her maiden name again"

go by (Verb) — Be or act in accordance with. ex. "Go by this rule and you'll be safe"

advance conform to follow go go on locomote march on move move on pass on progress travel fell fly fly by run by skirt vanish whisk by zip by go