Illustration of goby
plural gobies also goby
: any of numerous spiny-finned fishes (family Gobiidae) that usually have the pelvic fins united to form a ventral sucking disk
went by; gone by; going by; goes by
: pass sense 3b
as time goes by
1
a
: to be guided or directed by : act in accordance with
going by the rules
went by what we'd been told
b
: to form an opinion from
You can't go by appearances.
2
: to be known by (a name)
goes by her birth name
goes by an alias
3
: to go (somewhere) especially to see someone
I went by your house yesterday.
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Christine Keiner, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
Researchers said the single specimen may represent a new cryptic species of Ward’s sleeper goby.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Brian Welk, IndieWire, 6 Feb. 2026
Investors should look at the fund's makeup and, if screening for investments on your brokerage firm's website or Morningstar, go by the category of bank loan or senior loan, said Morningstar's Moriarty.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Today, the Erie Canal remains vulnerable to invasive plants, such as water chestnut and hydrilla, and invasive animals such as round goby.
—Christine Keiner, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
Researchers said the single specimen may represent a new cryptic species of Ward’s sleeper goby.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
There’s a real possibility that this bargaining period goes by without a new deal and that talks pick back up again in June, after both the WGA and DGA have had their chance to negotiate.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 6 Feb. 2026
Investors should look at the fund's makeup and, if screening for investments on your brokerage firm's website or Morningstar, go by the category of bank loan or senior loan, said Morningstar's Moriarty.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Goby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goby. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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goby
noun
go·by
ˈgō-bē 
plural gobies also goby
: any of numerous spiny-finned fishes that often have the pelvic fins united to form a sucking disk
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