Transcription
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- [goh uh-lawng, uh-long]
- /goʊ əˈlɔŋ, əˈlɒŋ/
- /ɡəʊ əˈlɒŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [goh uh-lawng, uh-long]
- /goʊ əˈlɔŋ, əˈlɒŋ/
Definitions of go along words
- verb without object go along to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus. 1
- verb without object go along to leave a place; depart: People were coming and going all the time. 1
- verb without object go along to keep or be in motion; function or perform as required: Can't you go any faster in your work? 1
- verb without object go along to become as specified: to go mad. 1
- verb without object go along to continue in a certain state or condition; be habitually: to go barefoot. 1
- verb without object go along to act as specified: Go warily if he wants to discuss terms. 1
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Origin of go along
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English gon, Old English gān; cognate with Old High German gēn, German gehen
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Parts of speech for Go along
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
go along popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
go along usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for go along
verb go along
- accompany — If you accompany someone, you go somewhere with them.
- acquiesce — If you acquiesce in something, you agree to do what someone wants or to accept what they do.
- cave in — If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.
- come around — If someone comes around or comes round to your house, they call there to see you.
- comes around — to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer!
Antonyms for go along
verb go along
- agitate — If people agitate for something, they protest or take part in political activity in order to get it.
- altercate — to argue, esp heatedly; dispute
- animadvert — to comment with strong criticism (upon); make censorious remarks (about)
- argue — If one person argues with another, they speak angrily to each other about something that they disagree about. You can also say that two people argue.
- back-talk — an impudent response; impudence.
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