| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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