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Dictionary definition · go by

verb

  1. for time to move forward"three years elapsed"
  2. move past"A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window"
  3. be called; go by a certain name"She goes by her maiden name again"
  4. be or act in accordance with"Go by this rule and you'll be safe"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).