Sekirov Dictionary

go by

verb 4
go-by noun 3
forms 5

verb4

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To pass or go past without much interaction.
- I like to sit and watch the world go by. The rest of the day went by quickly.
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To be called, to use as a name.
- His full name is Ernest Tinkleton, but he goes by Ernie.
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To suggest or request that other people use a specific set of gender pronouns when referring to the subject.
- I go by they/them pronouns.
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To follow; to assume as true for the purposes of making a decision, taking an action, etc.
- I'm only going by what my teacher said.

go-by noun3

The deliberate ignoring or disregard of someone or something.
Escape by artifice; evasion.
In coursing, the act of passing by or ahead in motion.

forms

went by · gone by · going by · goes by · go-bys

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