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.
Words nearby along
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
undefined along
See
plus
Idioms and Phrases with along with (1 of 2)
along with
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]
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