Meaning of GO BY
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- [v] be or act in accordance with; "Go by this rule and you'll be safe"
- [v] be called; go by a certain name; "She goes by her maiden name again"
- [v] pass by; "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"
- [v] pass by, as of time
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| Synonyms: | | elapse, glide by, go along, go past, go under, lapse, pass, pass by, slide by, slip away, slip by, surpass, travel by |
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| See Also: | | advance, conform to, fell, fly, fly by, follow, go, go on, locomote, march on, move, move on, pass on, progress, run by, skirt, travel, vanish, whisk by, zip by | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Go"-by`\, n.
A passing without notice; intentional neglect; thrusting
away; a shifting off; adieu; as, to give a proposal the
go-by.
Some songs to which we have given the go-by. --Prof.
Wilson.
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