go by
To pass or go past without much interactionTo pass or go past without much interaction.
» We go to school by bus.
Wir fahren mit dem Bus zur Schule.
Мы ездим в школу на автобусе.
До школи ми їздимо на автобусі.
Ми їздимо до школи на автобусі.
Meaning
4 senses(intransitive)To pass or go past without much interaction.
I like to sit and watch the world go by. The rest of the day went by quickly.
vorbeigehen, vorbeifahren
проходи́тьproxodítʹ, проходи́ть ми́моproxodítʹ mímo
move past
(transitive)To be called, to use as a name.
His full name is Ernest Tinkleton, but he goes by Ernie.
be called; go by a certain name
(transitive)To suggest or request that other people use a specific set of gender pronouns when referring to the subject.
I go by they/them pronouns.
(transitive)To follow; to assume as true for the purposes of making a decision, taking an action, etc.
I'm only going by what my teacher said.
a good rule to go by
сле́доватьslédovatʹ
Examples
2026 sentencesWe go to school by bus.
До школи ми їздимо на автобусі.
ruМы ездим в школу на автобусе.
deWir fahren mit dem Bus zur Schule.
We went to school by bus.
Ми поїхали до школи на автобусі.
ruМы поехали в школу на автобусе.
deWir fuhren mit dem Bus zur Schule.
I went to Boston by train.
Я поїхав до Бостона потягом.
ruЯ поехал в Бостон на поезде.
deIch fuhr mit dem Zug nach Boston.
He went to Boston by car.
Він поїхав до Бостона на машині.
deEr fuhr mit dem Auto nach Boston.
I go to school by bus.
Я їжджу до школи на автобусі.
ruЯ езжу в школу на автобусе.
deIch fahre mit dem Bus zur Schule.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Forms
goes by, going by, went by, gone byPhrasal verbs
16 phrasal verbs- go upпіднятися, підніматисяTo move upwards.
- go offслужити, обслуговуватиTo explode.
- go outвийти, виходитиTo leave, especially a building.
- go onпродовжувати, продовжитиTo continue in extent.
- go downспуститися, спускатисяTo descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.
- go backповертатисяTo return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time.
- go overперевірити, перевірятиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, over.
- go awayвід'їхати, від'їжджатиTo depart or leave a place.
More 8
- go afterстежити, слідкуватиTo pursue in attempt to catch another.
- go forсподіватися, надіятисяUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, for.
- go throughзрозуміти, розумітиTo travel from one end of something to the other.
- go aboutнаблизитися, наближатисяTo busy oneself with.
- go withу /в мене, матиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, with.
- go byвикористовувати, використатиTo pass or go past without much interaction.
- go aheadTo proceed with; to begin.
- go roundTo physically swirl or rotate.
Synonyms
22 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb