goes by
Is called informally
Goes by indicates passage or adherence.
Time goes by, meaning it passes: Years went by before they spoke again.
A person goes by a name when that's what they're called: Her legal name is Elizabeth, but she goes by Liz.
To go by something is to follow it as a guide: Don't go by what he says—watch what he does.
If something goes by unnoticed, it passes without attention.
- elapseOf duration, to pass
- time fliesPerception of accelerating duration
- passMove beyond or decline
- ticks awayPasses in increments
- nicknameInformal substitute name
proceeds · transpire · alias · appellation · moniker · called · pseudonym · stage name · nom de guerre · code name · street name · aka · handle · assumed name · title · pen name · identity · persona