go along

verb

went along; gone along; going along; goes along

intransitive verb

1
: to move along : proceed
2
: to go or travel as a companion
3
: to act in cooperation or express agreement
go along with the crowd

Examples of go along in a Sentence

everything was going along swimmingly until you interfered
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There are clichés that go along with Black performativity and expectations around that. Caitlin Woolsey, Artforum, 1 June 2025 In the book, Chloe frames Adam’s boss, Bill, to take suspicion off Nicky, and Guidry unknowingly goes along with that. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 30 May 2025 Better to just go along with the status quo: let industry do its best at cutting emissions. Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 28 May 2025 Burton also scored 13 points to go along with six assists and four rebounds. Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 28 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for go along

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of go along was in the 15th century

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“Go along.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20along. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

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