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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Mom went along with the idea initially, and agreed to move. Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024 As the summer went along, everyone else started to see that as well. Kennington Smith Iii, The Athletic, 5 Dec. 2024 John Steinbeck, a year away from his Nobel Prize in literature, went along for the ride. Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 29 Nov. 2024 Antisemitism often goes along with anti-democratic movements. Joan Solomon, Baltimore Sun, 18 Nov. 2024 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 22 Dec. 2024.

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