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gone along for the ride

gone along for the ride is the past participle 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 gone along for the ride

What is gone along for the ride the past participle of?
Gone along for the ride is the past participle of go along for the ride.

Words near gone along for the ride in the dictionary

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

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