go along with

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

go along with (third-person singular simple present goes along with, present participle going along with, simple past went along with, past participle gone along with)

1. (idiomatic) To acquiesce to or comply with a proposal, despite lacking a desire or value for it.
   • 2013 May 6, Dan Shive, El Goonish Shive (webcomic), Comic for Monday, May 6, 2013:

     "Hm. I guess I did agree to go along with whatever her conditions were..." "We smooched on it. No backsies."

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:acquiesce or Thesaurus:tolerate

Derived terms

• go along with the gag
• go along with you

 

Translations

to abide by something

• Hungarian: elfogad (hu), beleegyezik (hu)
• Italian: accettare (it), adeguarsi (it), sottostare (it)
• Spanish: ir junto con