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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Yet, along with the positives that go along with this tactic, comes the opportunity for fake influencers to take advantage of small brands. Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025 After a disastrous meeting between Trump and Putin in Helsinki, in July, 2018, Trump’s Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, took advantage of the bad news cycles to issue a solemn declaration that the United States would never, ever go along with Putin’s theft of Crimea. Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2025 Some groups have gone along for the entire ride, including Palo Alto’s Zohar Dance Company, San José’s Silver Creek High School and Independence High School, and Helen Vazquez’s Hermosura Dance Productions. Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2025 Avon, New London and Cheshire went along with its proposals with little objection, and the company reports its waterfront New London building is fully occupied. Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 23 Apr. 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 30 Apr. 2025.

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