| VERB | social | go along, play along | cooperate or pretend to cooperate |
|---|---|---|---|
| stative | go along, continue, go on, proceed, keep | continue a certain state, condition, or activity | |
| motion | go along, elapse, lapse, pass, slip by, glide by, slip away, go by, slide by | pass by |
| Meaning | cooperate or pretend to cooperate. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonym | play along | |
| Broader | collaborate, join forces, cooperate, get together | Work together on a common enterprise of project |
| Spanish | llevarse, seguir la corriente | |
| Meaning | Continue a certain state, condition, or activity. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s VERB-ing | |
| Synonyms | continue, go on, proceed, keep | |
| Narrower | hold | Remain in a certain state, position, or condition |
| ride | Continue undisturbed and without interference | |
| run on, keep going | Continue uninterrupted | |
| Broader | act, move | Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) |
| Opposite | discontinue | Come to or be at an end |
| Similar to | continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve | Keep or maintain in unaltered condition |
| continue | Continue after an interruption / interruption | |
| Spanish | continuar, guardar, proseguir, seguir | |
| Catalan | continuar, guardar, prosseguir, seguir | |
| Meaning | pass by. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
| Synonyms | elapse, lapse, pass, slip by, glide by, slip away, go by, slide by | |
| Narrower | fly, fell, vanish | pass away rapidly |
| Broader | advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on | Move forward, also in the metaphorical sense |
| Spanish | deslizarse, esfumarse, pasar, seguir, transcurrir, trascurrir | |
| Catalan | acabar, passar, transcórrer | |
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