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What does go by mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word go by? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. To pass or go past without much interaction
  2. To be called, to use as a name.
  3. To follow; to assume as true for the purposes of making a decision, taking an action, etc.
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It's fascinating to watch the comments accrete in layers as the weeks go by.
I spent an entertaining 15 minutes sitting in the shopping centre watching the world go by.
Normally, in this situation, I enjoy just sitting, watching the world go by.
With everything I could possibly want so close to hand, I began spending whole days sitting out there, watching the world go by.
If we believe Gordon's account, as relayed through Robert Peston, Blair ratted on a promise to go by November of last year.
How much of the woman's life was spent on that chair watching the world go by?

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