go along

verb

went along; gone along; going along; goes along
Synonyms of go alongnext

intransitive verb

1
: to move along : proceed
How is the project going along?
He made it up as he went along.
2
: to go or travel as a companion
I asked if I could go along with them.
3
: to act in cooperation or express agreement
go along with the crowd
4
: to be part of something
the top job and all the stress that goes along with it

Examples of go along in a Sentence

everything was going along swimmingly until you interfered
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Even when Romanzy goes off on how stupid and ugly Caleb is — and gossips that his parents abandoned him because something must be wrong with him — Mary goes along with it. Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 July 2026 Many students like Kim know the pressure is unhealthy but go along with it anyway. Kayla Lee, Mercury News, 7 July 2026 Weekly Newsletter All this went along with a view of Buddhism as the polar opposite of the Orientalist image of the passive Asian. Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 7 July 2026 There’s almost always an awkward phase—not to mention the regret and questioning of identity that goes along with it. Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 6 July 2026 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 14 Jul. 2026.

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