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went along for the ride

went along for the ride is the simple past 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 went along for the ride

What is went along for the ride the simple past of?
Went along for the ride is the simple past of go along for the ride.

Words near went along for the ride in the dictionary

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

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