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- [goh bahy]
- /goʊ baɪ/
- /ɡəʊ baɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [goh bahy]
- /goʊ baɪ/
Definitions of go by words
- noun go by a going by without notice; an intentional passing by; snub: to give one the go-by. 1
- verb without object go by to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus. 1
- verb without object go by to leave a place; depart: People were coming and going all the time. 1
- verb without object go by to keep or be in motion; function or perform as required: Can't you go any faster in your work? 1
- verb without object go by to become as specified: to go mad. 1
- verb without object go by to continue in a certain state or condition; be habitually: to go barefoot. 1
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Origin of go by
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15; noun use of verb phrase go by
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Parts of speech for Go by
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
go by popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
go by usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for go by
verb go by
- pass — to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
- proceed — to move or go forward or onward, especially after stopping.
- make one's way — manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- abide by — If you abide by a law, agreement, or decision, you do what it says you should do.
- agree — If people agree with each other about something, they have the same opinion about it or say that they have the same opinion.