"go with the wind" meaning in English

See go with the wind in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: goes with the wind [present, singular, third-person], going with the wind [participle, present], went with the wind [past], gone with the wind [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,going,went,gone> with the wind}} go 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)
  1. (idiomatic) To follow the direction of the wind. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-go_with_the_wind-en-verb-e4tP3ZF-
  2. (idiomatic) To be carried away by the wind. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Wind
    Sense id: en-go_with_the_wind-en-verb-L2CH5wnm Disambiguation of Wind: 36 60 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 60 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 67 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 75 16
  3. (idiomatic) To disappear; to vanish. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-go_with_the_wind-en-verb-jYuMVX1C

Inflected forms

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        "present",
        "singular",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "going with the wind",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "went with the wind",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gone with the wind",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
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      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
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        "To follow the direction of the wind."
      ],
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          "follow",
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        ],
        [
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          "direction"
        ]
      ],
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        "(idiomatic) To follow the direction of the wind."
      ],
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
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          "_dis": "7 60 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 67 22",
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      "glosses": [
        "To be carried away by the wind."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "carried",
          "carry"
        ]
      ],
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        "(idiomatic) To be carried away by the wind."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "glosses": [
        "To disappear; to vanish."
      ],
      "id": "en-go_with_the_wind-en-verb-jYuMVX1C",
      "links": [
        [
          "disappear",
          "disappear"
        ],
        [
          "vanish",
          "vanish"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) To disappear; to vanish."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    "English multiword terms",
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    },
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      "form": "gone with the wind",
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        "participle",
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    }
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      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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        "To follow the direction of the wind."
      ],
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          "follow",
          "follow"
        ],
        [
          "direction",
          "direction"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) To follow the direction of the wind."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    },
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      ],
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        "To be carried away by the wind."
      ],
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          "carried",
          "carry"
        ]
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        "(idiomatic) To be carried away by the wind."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English idioms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To disappear; to vanish."
      ],
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          "disappear",
          "disappear"
        ],
        [
          "vanish",
          "vanish"
        ]
      ],
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        "(idiomatic) To disappear; to vanish."
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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