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

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 be 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 be along (1 of 2)

be along

Will come, will arrive, as in John said he'd be along in a few minutes, or The doctor's report will be along by the end of the week. This phrase always indicates a future event. [Colloquial; early 1800s]

Idioms and Phrases with be along (2 of 2)

along