go by

Related to word: go

片語動詞

Definition

  1. B2

    to pass by in terms of location or time

    • We strolled around the city, watching many shops go by.

    • Whenever I sit by the window and watch the trains go by, it fills me with nostalgia.

    • Time seems to go by so quickly; I can hardly keep up.

  2. from a previous time:

    • As the years went by, our perspectives started to change.

    • In the class, many students were once friends, but as time went by, the relationships changed.

    • As time went by, everything depicted on stage became more meaningful.