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go by the name of

go by the name of verb: to call oneself; to use as a name, especially a moniker or nickname.

Verb

go by the name of (third-person singular simple present goes by the name of, present participle going by the name of, simple past went by the name of, past participle gone by the name of)

  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...

Forms of go by the name of

third-person singular presentgoes by the name of
present participlegoing by the name of
pastwent by the name of
past participlegone by the name of

Questions about go by the name of

What does go by the name of mean?
Go by the name of means to call oneself; to use as a name, especially a moniker or nickname.
What part of speech is go by the name of?
Go by the name of is a verb.
What is the past tense of go by the name of?
The past tense of go by the name of is went by the name of.

Words near go by the name of in the dictionary

  1. go brrr
  2. go bush
  3. go bust
  4. go by
  5. go by the board
  6. go by the name of
  7. go by the wayside
  8. go bye-bye
  9. go cahoots
  10. go chapter 11
  11. go chase yourself

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