go by

verb

1. 1

   be or act in accordance with

   Go by this rule and you'll be safe

2. 2

   be called; go by a certain name

   She goes by her maiden name again

3. 3

   move past

   A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window

   He passed his professor in the hall

4. 4

   pass by

   three years elapsed