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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

go by the name of en · VERB

Meanings

  1. To call oneself; to use as a name, especially a moniker or nickname.
    • Beside me is an affable young man who goes by the name of Haz. 2018 February, Robert Draper, “They are Watching You—and Everything Else on the Planet: Technology and Our Increasing Demand for Security have Put Us All under Surveillance. Is Privacy Becoming just a Memory?”, in National Geographic, Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 Jun 2018:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
going by the name of Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
went by the name of Tense=Past lexicographic
goes by the name of Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
gone by the name of Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic