go with
Britishverb
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to accompany
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to blend or harmonize
that new wallpaper goes well with the furniture
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to be a normal part of
three acres of land go with the house
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to be of the same opinion as
I'm sorry I can't go with you on your new plan
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(of two people) to associate frequently with (each other)
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Also, go out with . Accompany; also, date regularly. For example, When I leave, do you want to go with me? or Jerry has been going out with Frieda for two years . [Mid-1500s]
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Be associated with, as in His accent goes with his background . [c. 1600]
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Take the side of someone, as in I'll go with you in defending his right to speak freely . [Mid-1400s] Also see go along , def. 2.
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Also, go well with . Look good with, match. For example, This chair goes well with the rest of the furniture , or That color doesn't go with the curtains . [Early 1700]
Example Sentences
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“They don’t have to go with the only lender that they’ve heard of.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
"My path really begins in that little church in Mondolfo in the Marche region, where, from the time I was a child, I would go with my mother to help clean that building," he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
“I’ve given up asking because I don’t really want to know. Instead, I accept it and go with the flow.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Whether they have the creative wit to go with the physicality is another question.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
“I give up. He can go with us but I don’t like it—I don’t like it at all. I just hope that everything comes out all right.”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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