go by

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Verb
pass by; "three years elapsed"
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move past; "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"
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be called; go by a certain name; "She goes by her maiden name again"
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be or act in accordance with; "Go by this rule and you''ll be safe"