go with the wind

verb

To follow the direction of the wind.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person goes with the wind · participle present going with the wind · past went with the wind · participle past gone with the wind

  1. idiomaticTo follow the direction of the wind.
  2. idiomaticTo be carried away by the wind.
  3. idiomaticTo disappear; to vanish.
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APA

go with the wind. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20with%20the%20wind

MLA

“go with the wind.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20with%20the%20wind. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “go with the wind,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20with%20the%20wind.

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