What does going by mean?

Definition

Names the person or text a piece of information comes from.

Example sentences

• Really? Going by what Marc says, his train's on time.🔊

  Really? Going by what Marc says, his train's on time.

• Going by what Marc says, the station is closed, but I don't know if that's true.🔊

  Going by what Marc says, the station is closed, but I don't know if that's true.

• Going by her email, she arrives at 3 p.m. Can you check?🔊

  Going by her email, she arrives at 3 p.m. Can you check?

going by in other languages

• In Portuguese
• In French
• In Japanese