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✅ To choose 🤝 To accompany
to go with

to go with

181 1.1
To choose one thing from several options
  • phrasal verb
  • /ɡoʊ wɪð/
translation icon : optar por
  • After much thought, she decided to go with the option that offered the best value.

So I guess we're going to go with the top one.

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Examples

  • So brown sugar is going to be the one that I go with to start.

  • So I guess we're going to go with the top one.

    Linus Tech Tips

  • We're going to go with the good old classic.

  • And it's a wonderful idea to go with the big wedding this time.

    Flubber (1997)

  • If we want to go with them, we have to go on their terms.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • For high end, I am going to go with Mac on this.

  • I bought the iPhone 5, but I seriously thought about going with a different brand.

    Blog text (3)

  • I think I'd go with the outfit.

  • The TV movie decided to go with Peter Bogdanovich.

    Hollywood Ending (2002)

  • Let's go with some real-life situations.

    Big Momma's House (2000)

Synonyms

to choose
vsto go with
∞ 1.0

Pick one thing or person from a group

is the neutral way to make a choice from a range without extra nuance
to pick
vsto go with
∞ 1.0

To choose carefully from a group

is a more general selection without stressing careful judgment
to take
vsto go with
∞ 1.0

Choose something from several options

is about making a choice without implying buying or keeping
to select
vsto go with
823 2.5

To choose someone or something from a group

is a plain choice without strong focus on best suitability
to pick out
vsto go with
237 2.0

Choose one person or thing from a group

is the broader act of choosing rather than highlighting by noticing
to opt
vsto go with
218 3.2

To choose one thing from two or more options

is a general choice that lacks that formal deliberation
to opt for
vsto go with
63 3.5

Choose one thing from several available

is broader and more neutral rather than formal favouring
to take your pick
vsto go with
19 3.6

Choose any one you want from the options

is the standard way to indicate a choice without stressing freedom

Antonyms

to reject
839 1.9

Refuse to accept someone or something

How Decisive

to decide
∞ 1.0
to choose
∞ 1.0
to go with
181 1.1
to consider
∞ 1.1

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 idea of moving forward with a choice, like picking one friend to walk with to a movie. That's why go with means 'to choose' or 'to select' one option.