along

[ uh-lawng, uh-long ]
/ əˈlɔŋ, əˈlɒŋ /

preposition

adverb

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

British Dictionary definitions for along with

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 along with (1 of 2)

along with

1

In association with, as in For his second birthday we sent him a fireman's hat, along with some books, or The audience was invited to sing along with the star. [Early 1700s]

2

In conjunction with, as in Along with what I told you before, that's the whole story of what happened. [Early 1800s] For a synonym, see together with; also see go along, def. 2 and 3.

Idioms and Phrases with along with (2 of 2)

along