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goes with

goes with is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go with.

Meaning of go with

Verb

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

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, with.
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To choose or accept (a suggestion).
    • Although I liked your suggestion, I'll go with my original idea.
    Synonyms:
    pick, select
  3. (idiomatic, transitive) To date, to be involved romantically with (someone).
    Synonyms:
    go out with, go steady, date, go out [with], go together, hang together, have a thing, see, step out
  4. (idiomatic, transitive) To have sexual relations with (someone).
  5. (transitive) To correspond or fit well with, to match.
    • Does this red skirt go with this pink blouse?
    Synonyms:
    harmonize, match, tone in
  6. (obsolete, transitive) To be pregnant with (a child).
    • The fruit she goes with, / I pray for heartily, that it may find / Good time, and live.c. 1613, William Shakespeare, John Fletcher, Henry VIII, act 5, scene 1

Questions about goes with

What is goes with the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Goes with is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go with.

Words near goes with in the dictionary

  1. goes whacks
  2. goes whistle
  3. goes whole hog
  4. goes wide
  5. goes wild
  6. goes with
  7. goes with a swing
  8. goes with one's gut
  9. goes with the flow
  10. goes with the flow of traffic
  11. goes with the territory

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