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Message from ali999 posted on 15-11-2013 at 12:15:19 (D | E | F)
Hello,

Could you please help me?
What does " go by " in this sentence mean?
-I saw a school bus go by the school.
Thank you for your answers.

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Edited by lucile83 on 15-11-2013 18:25

Re: Go by/meaning from sherry48, posted on 15-11-2013 at 14:40:26 (D | E)
Hello.

If you highlight the word and click 'translate' at the top left of this page, you will find possible translations.
Which one do you think is best?
Sherry

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Edited by sherry48 on 15-11-2013 14:40

Re: Go by/meaning from shaghi, posted on 28-11-2013 at 09:59:11 (D | E)
Hello,
I think by means near in this sentence...Im not sure

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Edited by lucile83 on 28-11-2013 10:59

Re: Go by/meaning from sherry48, posted on 28-11-2013 at 18:08:24 (D | E)
Hello.
Here is an example when by means near. I will be standing by (near, beside, next to) the statue.
In this case, I think there may be a better choice. Would you like to try again?
Hint: since a bus is a motor vehicle, it is in motion, and it goes by the school.
Sherry

Re: Go by/meaning from lukaznachi, posted on 05-12-2013 at 18:32:27 (D | E)
Hello,

I might be wrong, but I don't think this is a correct sentence.
-I saw a school bus go by the school.
Go by is infinitive here, and it's a bit weird to put it in that form in a sentence like this.
-I saw a school bus goING by the school.' would be a better solution here, wouldn't it?
In this sentence, it would mean that the bus goes down the street where the school is or something like that.

Re: Go by/meaning from javad, posted on 08-12-2013 at 08:31:54 (D | E)
Hello,
I think it's just the same as "go past the school".

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Edited by lucile83 on 08-12-2013 09:02

Re: Go by/meaning from willy, posted on 08-12-2013 at 11:04:07 (D | E)
Hello lukaznachi,

You can use either an infinitive or a gerund after a verb of perception but there is difference of meaning:
Link

Re: Go by/meaning from carr30, posted on 22-12-2013 at 12:27:29 (D | E)
Hello,

'To go by' is a phrasal verb,in this context it means 'to pass'.
'To go by bus' on the other hand means to travel on a bus.
English is full of phrasal verbs, with 'go' you can go by, go up, go up to, go down, go round, go back, go off, go along with, go out, go out with.

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Edited by lucile83 on 22-12-2013 16:45

Re: Go by/meaning from traviskidd, posted on 23-12-2013 at 04:25:17 (D | E)
Hello.

To go (or pass) by something means to pass near it, i.e. to approach a point near it from one direction, and then to continue away from it in the other.

If a bus goes by a school, then it approaches a point X near the school (say, on the road directly in front of the school) from one direction (say, left) and then continues away in the other (in this case, to the right).

bus -----X------>
school S

To "go by" (without an object of "by") simply means to cross a "plane of view" from one side to the other (usually left-to-right or right-to-left): "He sat at a table outside the café, watching people and cars go by."

See you.

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