ride along

verb

To go for a ride with another or others; especially, to join police officers on their patrol in a patrol car.

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Meanings

verbride along (third-person singular simple present rides along, present participle riding along, simple past rode along, past participle ridden along)

present singular third person rides along · participle present riding along · past rode along · participle past ridden along

  1. To go for a ride with another or others; especially, to join police officers on their patrol in a patrol car.
nounride along (plural ride alongs)

plural ride alongs

  1. misspellingMisspelling of ridealong.
Cite this entry
APA

ride along. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ride%20along

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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