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
Recent Examples on the Web
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And in many cases, those policies do not go along with government policies. Joey Garrison, USA Today, 22 May 2025 Tatum was in the midst of his best performance of the playoffs on Monday night, scoring 42 points to go along with eight rebounds, four assists, four steals and two blocks. Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025 People don’t understand the stress and anxiety that goes along with playing these roles on top of running my own business. Essence, 13 May 2025 He's gone after law firms and the Associated Press (for not going along with his renaming of the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America) and stripped the security clearance of his former head of cybersecurity, Chris Krebs, who said the 2020 election was properly conducted, and of Krebs' employer. Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 30 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 24 May. 2025.

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