go by

verbs

pass by

"three years elapsed"

elapse, glide by, go along, go by, lapse, pass, slide by, slip away, slip by

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"

go by, go past, pass, pass by, surpass, travel by

be called; go by a certain name

"She goes by her maiden name again"

go by, go under

be or act in accordance with

"Go by this rule and you'll be safe"

go by

is a type of (narrower)

behave in accordance or in agreement with

"Follow a pattern"; "Follow my example"