go by something

Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

go by sth phrasal verb [ goes by sth going by sth went by sth gone by sth gone by sth ]
 
FOLLOW
1. to follow something or be shown the way by something
• I'm sorry, madam, but we have to go by the rules.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Pursuing
 
BASE
2. to base an opinion, decision or judgment on something
• What do you go by when you're deciding whether or not to employ someone?
• Going by what she said yesterday, I would say she's about to resign.
• If past experience is anything to go by, he'll completely ignore our suggestions and then change his mind at the last minute.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Analysing and evaluating ↑Assessing and estimating value
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