go by
Use as reference
To go by is to pass: time goes by, opportunities go by, someone goes by on the street.
What you go by is what you use as a guide or basis: We're going by the original instructions.
A name you go by is what people call you: She goes by her middle name.
To let something go by is to allow it to pass without action: I couldn't let that remark go by.
Move beyond or decline
- timeMeasured passage of moments
- slip awayDepart without detection
- flyTwo-winged buzzing insect
- tick awayPass in increments
march on · crawl · drag · drift · flow · slide · wear on · advance
Contacted by phone
- nicknamedGiven informal name
- dubbedNamed or revoiced
- titledHaving a formal designation
- namedGiven an identifying label
alias · moniker · handle · pseudonym · stage name · pen name · assumed name · identity
pass
Move beyond or decline
tick away · march on · crawl · drag · drift · flow · slide · wear on · advance · proceed
called
Contacted by phone
named · alias · moniker · handle · pseudonym · stage name · pen name · assumed name · identity · designation
follow
Go behind another
respect · honor · stick to · act on · trust · rely on · uphold · accept · acknowledge
criterion
Standard for judgment
- go pastpass, cross, overtake, breeze past, blow past