Example : Three years elapsed.

Synonyms : elapse, glide by, go along, lapse, pass, slide by, slip away, slip by

Example : A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window.
He passed his professor in the hall.
One line of soldiers surpassed the other.

Synonyms : go past, pass, pass by, surpass, travel by

Example : She goes by her maiden name again.

Synonyms : go under

Example : Go by this rule and you'll be safe.