go by in WordNet English dictionary

1. pass by
   "three years elapsed"
   elapse  lapse  pass  slip by  glide by  slip away  go by  slide by  go along 
   
2. be or act in accordance with
   "Go by this rule and you'll be safe"
   go by 
   
3. be called; go by a certain name
   "She goes by her maiden name again"
   go by  go under 
   
4. move past
   "A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window"; "He passed his professor in the hall"; "One line of soldiers surpassed the other"
   travel by  pass by  surpass  go past  go by  pass 
   

go by in English Wiktionary