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going by the name of

going by the name of is the present participle and gerund of go by the name of.

Meaning of go by the name of

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...

Questions about going by the name of

What is going by the name of the present participle and gerund of?
Going by the name of is the present participle and gerund of go by the name of.

Words near going by the name of in the dictionary

  1. going both ways
  2. going brrr
  3. going bust
  4. going by
  5. going by the board
  6. going by the name of
  7. going by the wayside
  8. going bye-bye
  9. going cahoots
  10. going chapter 11
  11. going cheap

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