go along for the ride
go along for the ride verb: to accompany someone in a passive manner, or to take a relatively passive or detached role in a project or group activity.
Verb
go along for the ride (third-person singular simple present goes along for the ride, present participle going along for the ride, simple past went along for the ride, past participle gone along for the ride)
- To accompany someone in a passive manner, or to take a relatively passive or detached role in a project or group activity.
- Bankman-Fried’s confidants were along for the ride. At his side was Caroline Ellison, Alameda’s CEO and his on-again, off-again lover.2023 September 30, Victoria Bekiempis, “‘Dark’ donations, free love and the fall: the Sam Bankman-Fried trial is here”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
Forms of go along for the ride
| third-person singular present | goes along for the ride |
|---|---|
| present participle | going along for the ride |
| past | went along for the ride |
| past participle | gone along for the ride |
Questions about go along for the ride
- What does go along for the ride mean?
- Go along for the ride means to accompany someone in a passive manner, or to take a relatively passive or detached role in a project or group activity.
- What part of speech is go along for the ride?
- Go along for the ride is a verb.
- What is the past tense of go along for the ride?
- The past tense of go along for the ride is went along for the ride.
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