Analysis Complete

go by

/ go by /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
be or act in accordance with
"Go by this rule and you''ll be safe"
Type of:
follow conform to
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
be called; go by a certain name
"She goes by her maiden name again"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
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"
Type of:
travel go move
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 4
pass by
"three years elapsed"
Kinds of:
fly fell vanish
Derived:
lapse
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Semantic Complexity
36%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
20
Times Searched
3
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