go by

Questions about go by

What does go by mean?

go by means "pass by". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for go by?

Close synonyms include elapse, lapse, pass, slip by, glide by. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is go by a common word?

go by is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.