go by

No object

This verb takes no object at all.

How to say it

Stress the particle, not the verb: go BY. Saying “GO by” is the clearest learner tell — the verb stays light and the particle carries the beat.

No pause between the words. /oʊ/ runs straight into /b/ — “go by” is one rhythmic unit with a single stressed beat on the particle.

1
(Of time) to pass.
- “The years went by faster than I expected.”
Similar: pass, elapse
2
To be known by a particular name.
- “He goes by Nick, not Nicholas.”

Movement past something, without stopping or with nothing to spare.

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To proceed, or to give permission to proceed.

To continue.

To leave home for a social activity.

(Of an alarm) to start sounding.

To review or examine something carefully.

To experience something difficult.

To return to a place or a previous state.

To agree to a plan or accept an opinion.

To decrease.

To increase.

To choose or decide on something.

To pursue something or someone you want.