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to go with

to go with

171 2.2
To be present at the same time as something
  • phrasal verb
  • /ɡoʊ wɪð/
translation icon : acompañar
  • I know that sounds weird, but just go with it.
  • a story to go with

Examples

  • Go with the flow.

  • And so the best choice for me was to go with a psychologist.

  • And at that point, you just go with it, right?

  • But we're just going to go with it anyway, OK?

  • Do you want me to go with you?

  • All right, general, I'll go with you on one condition.

  • The second task that goes with the job is to be there in a crisis.

    Academic text (1993)
  • She loves going with her father.

  • They're gonna have to go with their backup QB.

  • I think it would be nice to go with you to the concert this weekend.

Synonyms

to go
vsto go with
1.8

To fit with a particular thing or place

focuses on occurring or being present together rather than fitting
to attach to
vsto go with
169 2.7

To be connected with a person, thing, or event

describes association in specific cases rather than general togetherness
to come with
vsto go with
164 1.3

A thing included with a product as a usual extra, for example a charger with a phone

can show being together but often means included
to accompany
vsto go with
145 3.8

To be present at the same time as something else

is broader, including mere association not only co presence
to co-occur
vsto go with
6.3

To happen at the same time as something else

is about being present or associated rather than only exact simultaneity
to cooccur with
vsto go with
6.3

Happen or appear at the same time as another thing, often about words in text

is used more generally for presence or association beyond timing

Antonyms

16 4.0

To come apart from something it is connected to

To end a connection with a person, group, or idea

How Close

to accompany
219 3.5
to go with
171 2.2
to coexist
49 4.2

Surface Forms

go with infinitive
going with present participle
goes with third person singular
went with past
gone with past participle

Morphology

go + with

The sense 'to choose/select' is partially derivable because 'go' can signal taking an option and 'with' conveys accompaniment or alignment, so learners may infer selection from context (e.g. 'I will go with the blue dress'). However the phrasal verb 'go with' also commonly means 'to match' or 'to suit', and the precise sense is context-dependent and somewhat idiomatic, so a B1 learner who only knows the constituents may not reliably predict the intended meaning.

Etymology

Go with comes from the simple image of two things walking side by side: one thing goes with the other when they move together. That's why go with now means 'to be with' or 'to appear with' something.