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go along

verb

Updated on: 11 Sep 2017

Definition of go 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

First Known Use of go along

15th century

go along Synonyms

Synonyms

advance, come, come along, do, fare, forge, get along, get on, go, go off, march, pace, proceed, progress

Antonyms

remain, stand, stay, stop

Related Words

accelerate, fast-forward, speed; approach, near; journey, pass, repair, run, travel, wend; actuate, drive, impel, propel, push; take out

Near Antonyms

arrest, balk, block, check, detain, halt, hinder, hold back, impede, nip, obstruct, slow (down or up), stem; repress, retard, stunt, suppress; delay, interrupt, stall; cramp, hamper, inhibit; cease, let up, pause; regress; wait

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