VERB | motion | go by, elapse, lapse, pass, slip by, glide by, slip away, slide by, go along | pass by |
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motion | go by, travel by, pass by, surpass, go past, pass | move past | |
communication | go by, go under | be called | |
change | go by | be or act in accordance with |
Meaning | pass by. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
Synonyms | elapse, lapse, pass, slip by, glide by, slip away, slide by, go along | |
Narrower | fly, fell, vanish | pass away rapidly |
Broader | advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on | Move forward, also in the metaphorical sense |
See also | go | change location |
Spanish | deslizarse, esfumarse, pasar, seguir, transcurrir, trascurrir | |
Catalan | acabar, passar, transcórrer |
Meaning | Move past. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
Synonyms | travel by, pass by, surpass, go past, pass | |
Narrower | fly by | pass by while flying |
run by | pass by while running | |
skirt | Pass around or about | |
zip by, fly by, whisk by | Move by very quickly | |
Broader | travel, go, move, locomote | change location |
See also | go | change location |
Spanish | dejar atrás, ir, pasar | |
Catalan | passar |
Meaning | Be called; go by a certain name. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Synonym | go under | |
Spanish | llamarse | |
Catalan | anomenar-se, dir-se |
Meaning | Be or act in accordance with. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Example | "Go by this rule and you'll be safe" | |
Broader | follow, conform to | Behave in accordance or in agreement with |
Catalan | atenir-se |
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