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Synonyms for go by

  • verb

Most common

go along go past pass by elapse use go off go under

All synonyms

Verb

1. Go past — to pass or go past without much interaction

go past, pass, pass by, elapse, go along, roll on, slip by, slip away, lapse, surpass, overgo rare UK

Other

go off, use, go under

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    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.

Example sentences

  • elapse Only an hour would elapse before all the water had evaporated.
  • use The mayor appropriated city money for his own use.

By length

3 letters
use1
4 letters
pass1
5 letters
lapse1
6 letters
elapse2, overgo
7 letters
surpass2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (elapse2 = 2 syllables).