"go by" meaning in All languages combined

See go by on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: goes by [present, singular, third-person], going by [participle, present], went by [past], gone by [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> by}} go by (third-person singular simple present goes by, present participle going by, simple past went by, past participle gone by)
  1. To pass or go past without much interaction. Synonyms: pass by, pass by Translations (to pass by without paying attention to): labay (Cebuano), 路過 (Chinese Cantonese), 路过 (lou⁶ gwo³) (Chinese Cantonese), 路過 (Chinese Mandarin), 路过 (lùguò) (Chinese Mandarin), mennä ohi (Finnish), passer (French), ignorer (French), vorbeigehen (German), vorbeifahren (German), 擦れ違う (surechigau) (Japanese), praeterbito (Latin), praetereo (Latin), өнгөрөх (öngöröx) (Mongolian), nitkókni wá̄ka (Northern Ohlone), passar (Portuguese), проходи́ть (proxodítʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), проходи́ть ми́мо (proxodítʹ mímo) (Russian), pasar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-go_by-en-verb-5c~m3zqN Disambiguation of 'to pass by without paying attention to': 62 22 15
  2. To be called, to use as a name. Translations (to be called, to use as a name): kutsua (Finnish), me llaman ... (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-go_by-en-verb-J9zSQ-zM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (by) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 57 40 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (by): 9 56 36 Disambiguation of 'to be called, to use as a name': 2 91 7
  3. To follow; to assume as true for the purposes of making a decision, taking an action, etc. Translations (to follow; to assume as true for the purposes of making a decision, taking an action, etc.): noudattaa (Finnish), suivre (French), se fier à (French), сле́довать (slédovatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-go_by-en-verb-yOPEhxRX Disambiguation of 'to follow; to assume as true for the purposes of making a decision, taking an action, etc.': 1 8 91

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for go by meaning in All languages combined (6.1kB)

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      "sense": "to pass by without paying attention to",
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      "sense": "to pass by without paying attention to",
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      "sense": "to pass by without paying attention to",
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      "sense": "to pass by without paying attention to",
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      "sense": "to pass by without paying attention to",
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