Phrase guide

go along

verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, along.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To participate, cooperate, or conform.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I refuse to go along with another of his dangerous schemes.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To move along or proceed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

pass by

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • three years elapsed

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: elapse, lapse, pass, slip by, glide by, slip away, go by, slide by

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on

Narrower terms: fly, fell, vanish

5

verb

Meaning 5

cooperate or pretend to cooperate

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • He decided to play along with the burglars for the moment

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: play along

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: collaborate, join forces, cooperate, get together

6

verb

Meaning 6

continue a certain state, condition, or activity

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Keep on working!
  • We continued to work into the night
  • Keep smiling
  • We went on working until well past midnight

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: continue, go on, proceed, keep

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: act, move

Narrower terms: hold, run on, keep going, ride

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