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goes along for the ride

goes along for the ride is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go along for the ride.

Meaning of go along for the ride

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)

  1. (idiomatic) 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

Questions about goes along for the ride

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Goes along for the ride is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go along for the ride.

Words near goes along for the ride in the dictionary

  1. goes all around the Wrekin
  2. goes all out
  3. goes all round the houses
  4. goes all the way
  5. goes along
  6. goes along for the ride
  7. goes along to get along
  8. goes along with
  9. goes along with the gag
  10. goes amiss
  11. goes ape

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