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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Democrats faced a fair amount of criticism from their ranks over going along with keeping the government open back in the spring. ABC News, 7 Sep. 2025 Pavia says that if the CDC goes along with the new FDA guidelines, insurance companies may decide not to cover the cost of vaccination for healthy children and adults under age 65. Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 29 Aug. 2025 Though staff were apologetic, Wolf went along with the request. Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025 Forced to acknowledge the slip-up, his brothers went along with the bit. Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 23 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 2025.

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