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go by

Meaning of go by

to pass

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British English/ɡəʊ ˈbaɪ/
American English/ɡoʊ ˈbaɪ/
Russian transcription[prəxɐˈdʲitʲ]
go by
go by - проходить
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go by with Russian translation

go by usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Такси прошло мимо, как раз когда мы вышли на улицу.

A taxi went by just as we stepped outside.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Время проходит быстрее, когда я занят.

Time goes by faster when I'm busy.

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go by belongs to the topic "Top 5000". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

go byпроходить
answer questionsотвечать на вопросы
ask questionsзадавать вопросы
work togetherработать вместе
do homeworkделать домашнее задание
stay warmсохранять тепло
be coldбыть холодным

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What's the difference between go by / pass by / pass

🇬🇧English
go by

проходить — to pass

A1Very Often

A taxi went by just as we stepped outside.

Такси прошло мимо, как раз когда мы вышли на улицу.

G
🇬🇧English
go by

base phrase; to pass by someone or something

A1Very Often

The bus goes by every ten minutes.

Автобус проезжает мимо каждые десять минут.

P
🇬🇧English
pass by

to move past someone or something

A1Often

We passed by the old church on our way home.

Мы прошли мимо старой церкви по дороге домой.

P
🇬🇧English
pass

to move past; more general than 'go by'

A1Very Often

The train passed quickly through the station.

Поезд быстро прошёл через станцию.

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go by translation: проходить. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce go by

/ɡəʊ ˈbaɪ/

go by translation

проходить

go by examples

A taxi went by just as we stepped outside.

go by transcription

/ɡəʊ ˈbaɪ/, /ɡoʊ ˈbaɪ/

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go by meaning: what does it mean?

to pass

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go by is pronounced as /ɡəʊ ˈbaɪ/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

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A taxi went by just as we stepped outside. Translation: Такси прошло мимо, как раз когда мы вышли на улицу.

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