along

[ uh-lawng, uh-long ]

/ əˈlɔŋ, əˈlɒŋ /

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 by with): 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.

along of, Chiefly Southern U.S. and British Dialect.

owing to; because of: We weren't invited, along of your rudeness.
in company with: You come along of me to the store.

Verb Phrases

get along. get¹(def 36).

Idioms for along

all along, all the time; throughout: I knew all along that it was a lie.

be along, Informal. to arrive at a place; come: They should be along soon.

Origin of along

before 900; Middle English; Old English andlang, equivalent to and- (cognate with Old Saxon, Old Norse and-, Gothic and(a)-, Old High German ant-, prefix with orig. sense “facing”; cf. answer) + lang long¹

Words nearby along

aloha shirt, aloha state, aloidae, aloin, alone, along, along for the ride, along in years, along the lines of, along with, alongships

British Dictionary definitions for all along

along

/ (əˈlɒŋ) /

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

along with accompanying; together with consider the advantages along with the disadvantages

Word Origin for along

Old English andlang, from and- against + lang long 1; compare Old Frisian andlinga, Old Saxon antlang

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Idioms and Phrases with all along (1 of 2)

all along

From the start, throughout, from end to end, as in I've known he was innocent all along. [c. 1600] Also see all along the line.

Idioms and Phrases with all along (2 of 2)

along

In addition to the idioms beginning with along

along for the ride
along in years
alongside of
along the lines of
along with

also see:

all along
all along the line
be along
come along
follow along
get along

go alongplay alongrun along string along.

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