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As you go along, you literally collect places. I'm fed up with going to places; I shan't go to anymore.
Bruce Chatwin

Meaning of "go along" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GO ALONG

go along play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GO ALONG

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Go along is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb go along in English.

WHAT DOES GO ALONG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of go along in the English dictionary

The definition of go along in the dictionary is often foll by with to refrain from disagreement; assent.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GO ALONG

PRESENT

Present
I go along
you go along
he/she/it goes along
we go along
you go along
they go along
Present continuous
I am going along
you are going along
he/she/it is going along
we are going along
you are going along
they are going along
Present perfect
I have gone along
you have gone along
he/she/it has gone along
we have gone along
you have gone along
they have gone along
Present perfect continuous
I have been going along
you have been going along
he/she/it has been going along
we have been going along
you have been going along
they have been going along
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I went along
you went along
he/she/it went along
we went along
you went along
they went along
Past continuous
I was going along
you were going along
he/she/it was going along
we were going along
you were going along
they were going along
Past perfect
I had gone along
you had gone along
he/she/it had gone along
we had gone along
you had gone along
they had gone along
Past perfect continuous
I had been going along
you had been going along
he/she/it had been going along
we had been going along
you had been going along
they had been going along
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will go along
you will go along
he/she/it will go along
we will go along
you will go along
they will go along
Future continuous
I will be going along
you will be going along
he/she/it will be going along
we will be going along
you will be going along
they will be going along
Future perfect
I will have gone along
you will have gone along
he/she/it will have gone along
we will have gone along
you will have gone along
they will have gone along
Future perfect continuous
I will have been going along
you will have been going along
he/she/it will have been going along
we will have been going along
you will have been going along
they will have been going along
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would go along
you would go along
he/she/it would go along
we would go along
you would go along
they would go along
Conditional continuous
I would be going along
you would be going along
he/she/it would be going along
we would be going along
you would be going along
they would be going along
Conditional perfect
I would have go along
you would have go along
he/she/it would have go along
we would have go along
you would have go along
they would have go along
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been going along
you would have been going along
he/she/it would have been going along
we would have been going along
you would have been going along
they would have been going along
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you go along
we let´s go along
you go along
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to go along
Past participle
gone along
Present Participle
going along
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GO ALONG

go a bundle on
go about
go against
go ahead
go all out
go and
go ape
go ape over
go around
go astray
go at
go away
go back
go back to the mat
go back to the pa
go bad
go bail
go ballistic
go bang
go begging

WORDS THAT END LIKE GO ALONG

all along
along
come along
cosy along
cut along
fool along
get along
kalong
long
muddle along
passalong
play along
push along
rub along
run along
sing along
sing-along
sped along
speeded along
string along
tagalong

Synonyms and antonyms of go along in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «go along» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GO ALONG

Find out the translation of go along to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of go along from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «go along» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ir junto
570 millions of speakers

English

go along
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

साथ जाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تذهب على طول
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

идти вместе
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ir junto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বরাবর যান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

longer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

pergi bersama
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mitgehen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

付随する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

함께 가기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tindak bebarengan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đi cùng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

செல்லுங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बाजूने जा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Birlikte olmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

andare lungo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

iść
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

йти разом
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

du-te de-a lungul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πάνε μαζί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gaan saam
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gå tillsammans
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gå sammen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of go along

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GO ALONG»

The term «go along» is quite widely used and occupies the 24.559 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GO ALONG» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «go along» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «go along» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about go along

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10 QUOTES WITH «GO ALONG»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word go along.
1
Kate Adie
When you are covering a life-or-death struggle, as British reporters were in 1940, it is legitimate and right to go along with military censorship, and in fact in situations like that there wouldn't be any press without the censorship.
2
Saffron Aldridge
I was working in Camden Lock market from the age of 13 to 16, and people often suggested that I should be a model. I knew a girl working on a stall who was with Take Two model agency, so I decided to go along, and they took me on.
3
Wes Anderson
Sometimes when you're editing a movie, you have the thing that you don't expect - which is you make it longer and longer as you go along.
4
Richard Armitage
The war we are fighting today against terrorism is a multifaceted fight. We have to use every tool in our toolkit to wage this war - diplomacy, finance, intelligence, law enforcement, and of course, military power - and we are developing new tools as we go along.
5
Michele Bachmann
I am a fighter. I'm not just there to go along and get along.
6
James L. Buckley
If enough people openly engage in conduct once considered reprehensible, we rewrite the rule book and assume that God, as a good democrat, will go along.
7
Tory Burch
I've been writing an ongoing letter to my children since they were born, full of recollections of their childhoods. I've filled two journals. It's a great thing to do as a mother - you forget a lot as you go along, but reading over what you've written brings all the memories back.
8
Jerry Cantrell
Like everybody, I'm making up my life as I go along.
9
Benjamin Carson
There are a group of people who would like to silence everybody and have everybody go along to get along, but that's not going to be very helpful for us in the long run, in terms of solving our problems. And somebody has to be courageous enough to actually stand up to, you know, the bullies.
10
Bruce Chatwin
As you go along, you literally collect places. I'm fed up with going to places; I shan't go to anymore.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GO ALONG»

Discover the use of go along in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to go along and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Dazed & Confused: Making It Up as We Go Along
Edited by its founders, this daringly illustrated book immortalizes the magazine’s most enduring features, from legendary photo shoots and iconic covers to controversial interviews, and supplements them with outtakes, ephemera from the ...
Jefferson Hack, Rankin, Jo-Ann Furniss, 2011
2
Making It Up As We Go Along: The Story of the Albany Free School
This book provides an in-depth history of the Free School, including a brief analysis of its place in the broader scheme of things; describes the school with reference to the various alternatives to conventional schooling; and addresses ...
Chris Mercogliano, 1998
3
Making It Up As I Go Along
Traveling the world as a war correspondent, California native Saffron Roch believes that she has found true love with Oscar, an egotistical surgeon working for Doctors Without Borders, but her life is thrown into turmoil when she finds that ...
Maria T. Lennon, 2006
4
Cats Rule: All the Rules, Laws, Wisdom and Witticism That Go ...
A blessing for cat owners everywhere, this fun-filled book uncovers the feline Bill of Rights and many other treasures people have never been privy to. Full color.
Bob Lovka, 2000
5
Deputy Mater
Mater becomes deputy of Radiator Springs. On board pages.
Frank Berrios, 2010
6
Dogs Rule!: The Rules, Wisdom, and Witticisms That Go Along ...
Is it any wonder why Rex prefers three-day-old meat loaf to that expensive dog food? Not any more! This ingenious books explains it all, straight from the dog's mouth. Full color.
Bob Lovka, Setsu Broderick, 2000
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The Southeastern Reporter
The authority is given to go along the county road, but the authority is to go along and parallel to the railroad. Did the legislature mean to give the right to go along the railroad, and therefore upoD it? The plain significance as to the county road ...
‎1892
8
The Practical Way to Live in the Mingling of God with Man
I continued, “If you go along with your emotion, it will be very hard for you to overcome your temper. If you go along with Christ, it will be very easy for you to overcome your temper. With what will you go along? There are two possibilities.
Witness Lee, 2003
9
The Shakespeare Key: Unlocking the Treasures of His Style, ...
Come, go along [' go away,' ' be gone ] ; my wife is coming. — Com. of E., iv. 4. Demetrius and Egeus, go along [' go with me ']. — Mid. N. D., i. 1. Come, go along [' go with us '], and see the truth. — Tam, of S., iv. 5. Widow, go you along [' go ...
Charles Cowden Clarke, Mrs Mary Cowden Clarke, 1879
10
Topological and Asymptotic Aspects of Group Theory: AMS ...
Here is the description: • we start at (0,0,0); • go along po; q go up by the arrow labelled by z; • go along the first edge of qn; • go down by z-l (now we are at the point (n, 1,0)); q go along pf1; • go up by z; • go along the second edge of qo ; • go  ...
R. I. Grigorchuk, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GO ALONG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term go along is used in the context of the following news items.
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'End-of-life counselling': Death panels are back
And the provision would've punished doctors who didn't go along, which the Institute of Medicine is calling for again. A doctor's quality rating ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
2
Pluto's time to shine just hours away – a guide and timetable
Want to go along for the ride? Download and install NASA's interactive app Eyes on Pluto and then click the launch button on the website. «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
3
Billboard foes fear a betrayal by LA Councilman Huizar
"And communities want to decide their own fate. Is it ideal? No. Will we defer to the city and go along with the process they think works best? «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
4
Portsmouth manager Paul Cook looking for squad balance
"What we have got to make sure is as we go along, we're repairing those cracks to make ourselves stronger and stronger. "I'd like to see one or ... «BBC Sport, Jul 15»
5
2015 Summer League Game 2: Mavs vs. Trail Blazers
Albeit in a loss, Powell finished with 25 points on 7-of-16 shooting to go along with eight rebounds. Pangos pitched in 12 points and six assists. «Mavs.com, Jul 15»
6
Greece debt crisis: Alex Tsipras and Yanis Varoufakis to blame for …
... more words — and Greece has already offered up more concessions than their parliament and populace seem willing to really go along with. «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
7
My son is easily influenced by his friends
They want to be liked and they worry that they may be left out or made fun of if they don't go along with the group. First try to talk to your son's ... «Allentown Morning Call, Jul 15»
8
Search Continues for 'El Chapo,' 'One of the World's Most Prolific …
“So this is not somebody who is playing around with prison officials. He pretty much controls what he wants to do, and they go along with it. «KTLA, Jul 15»
9
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Las Vegas Summer League Day 3
Mudiay finished with 19 points and 10 assists to go along with three rebounds, three steals and just two fouls. The former Guangdong Southern ... «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»
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It's time to declare war on the pornification of childhood
So, I sort go along with the most famous quote Voltaire never said: “I hate what you say, but I'd die defending your right to say it.” I despair of ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

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