TORTHAÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
goby, s. Mac m siobháin.
go by, v.i. 1 As the years go by, mar a shleamhnaíonn na blianta leo; le himeacht aimsire. You must not let this chance go by, ní cóir dhuit an fhaill seo a scaoileadh uait. 2 a He went by the shop, ghaibh sé thart leis an siopa. b To go by s.o., déanamh de réir duine. To go by the directions, na treoracha a leanúint. To go by appearances, (rud) a mheas ar a dhealramh. That is nothing to go by, ní haon treoir é sin.
go-by, s. 1 He gave John the go-by, sháraigh sé Seán; fuair sé tosach ar Sheán. 2 He gave me the go-by yesterday, d'imigh sé tharam inné i leith agus nár aithin sé mé; thug sé an cor gearr dom inné.