go together

verb

To be in a relationship.

“Exercise and sweat often go together.”

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Meanings

verbgo together (third-person singular simple present goes together, present participle going together, simple past went together, past participle gone together)

present singular third person goes together · participle present going together · past went together · participle past gone together

  1. idiomaticTo be in a relationship.

    Everybody knows now that Richard and Betsy are going together.

    1 more example

    1977-1980, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure The nurse says "A very good friend of yours just called to see how you were & his name was J." […] Told her it was amazing he called, that I haven't seen him in 2 years & we had gone together for 10 years.

  2. literallyTo accompany each other (e.g. to an event).

    Should we go separate, or should we go together?

  3. idiomaticTo correspond or fit well.

    Purple and blue are two colors that go together well.

  4. idiomaticTo be inseparable; to go hand in hand.

    Exercise and sweat often go together.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

See go and together

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Translations

Finnish seurustella, mennä yhdessä
  • seurustellato be in a relationship
  • mennä yhdessäto accompany
  • sopia yhteento correspond or fit well
  • kuulua yhteento be inseparable
Portuguese casar bem
  • casar bemto correspond or fit well
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APA

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MLA

“go together.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20together. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “go together,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20together.

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