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along
[uh-lawng, uh-long]
preposition
through, on, beside, over, or parallel to the length or direction of; from one end to the other of.
to walk along a highway; to run a border along a shelf.
during; in the course of.
Somewhere along the way I lost my hat.
in conformity or accordance with.
I plan to revise the article along the lines suggested.
adverb
by the length; lengthwise; parallel to or in a line with the length or direction.
He ran along beside me.
with a progressive motion; onward.
The police ordered the line to move along.
(of time) some way on.
along toward evening.
in company; in agreement (usually followed bywith ).
I'll go along with you. He planned the project along with his associates.
as a companion; with one.
She took her brother along.
from one person or place to another.
The order was passed along from the general to the captain and from the captain to a private.
at or to an advanced place or state.
Work on the new ship is quite far along.
as an accompanying item; on hand.
Bring along your umbrella.
Chiefly Southern U.S. and British Dialect.along of,
owing to; because of.
We weren't invited, along of your rudeness.
in company with.
You come along of me to the store.
verb phrase
get.
along
/ əˈɒŋ /
preposition
over or for the length of, esp in a more or less horizontal plane
along the road
adverb
continuing over the length of some specified thing
in accompaniment; together with some specified person or people
he says he'd like to come along
forward
the horse trotted along at a steady pace
to a more advanced state
he got the work moving along
accompanying; together with
consider the advantages along with the disadvantages
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of along1
Idioms and Phrases
all along, all the time; throughout.
I knew all along that it was a lie.
be along, to arrive at a place; come.
They should be along soon.
Example Sentences
So I’m excited to hopefully cultivate a new batch of cynics and magic lovers and bring them along for the ride.
The hot and dry weather will also bring “elevated fire conditions” away from the coast through Wednesday, particularly for the Antelope Valley, along the Interstate 5 corridor in north L.A.
Eight men and four women were selected for the jury, along with six alternates.
This is rigorous analysis by credible data researchers and it, along with recent polling, shows that the majority of the public is not fooled.
In May, the mayor of Santiago Amoltepec was shot dead in an ambush along with two other people who were in the car with him at the time of the attack.
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