go by

v 1: pass by, as of time [syn: {elapse}, {lapse}, {pass}, {slip

by}, {glide by}, {slip away}, {slide by}, {go along}]

2: 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" [syn: {travel by}, {pass

by}, {surpass}, {go past}, {pass}]

3: be called; go by a certain name; "She goes by her maiden

name again" [syn: {go under}]

4: be or act in accordance with; "Go by this rule and you'll be

safe"