along
Syllables: a·longUK/əˈlɒŋ/
More pronunciations (1)Fewer pronunciations
Northumbria/əˈlæŋ/
along preposition: by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to.
Preposition
along
- By the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to.
- Water whished along the boat as we rowed upstream.
- They were waiting for me in the drawing-room, which is a very large room, stretching along the entire front of the house, with three long windows reaching down to the floor1892, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, “The Adventure of the Copper Beeches”, in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, page 294
- In a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on.
- The kine[…]went along the highway.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Samuel 1 1-Chapter-6/#2 6:2
- In the lightness of my heart I sang catches of songs as my horse gayly bore me along the well-remembered road.1852, Mrs M.A. Thompson, “The Tutor's Daughter”, in Graham's American Monthly Magazine of Literature, Art, and Fashion, page 266
Adverb
along (not comparable)
- In company; together.
- John played the piano and everyone sang along.
- From The Best of You to The Pretender, their own material invariably came equipped with huge choruses designed to be bellowed along to; they covered Another One Bites the Dust and Under Pressure; they gave every impression of being willing to play all night were it not for the curfew.2017 June 26, Alexis Petridis, “Glastonbury 2017 verdict: Radiohead, Foo Fighters, Lorde, Stormzy and more”, in the Guardian
- Onward, forward, with progressive action.
- Don't stop here. Just move along.
- I stumbled along through the young pines and huckleberry bushes. Pretty soon I struck into a sort of path that, I cal'lated, might lead to the road I was hunting for. It twisted and turned, and, the first thing I knew, made a sudden bend around a bunch of bayberry scrub and opened out into a big...1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter I, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC
along meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam
along in Hindi
- in company, together
- साथ sāth
along in Tamil
- in company, together
- சேர்த்து cērttu
along in Telugu
- in company, together
- తోపాటు tōpāṭu
along in Malayalam
- by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- ഉടനീളം uṭanīḷaṁ
- in company, together
- കൂടെ kūṭe
More languagesFewer languages
- along in Arabic
- عَلَى طُول ʕalā ṭūl, بِالتَّوَازِي مَعَ bi-t-tawāzī maʕa
- along in Malay
- sepanjang, bersama
- along in Thai
- ตาม dtaam, ด้วยกัน dûai-gan
Examples of along in a sentence
- I never saw clams thicker than they was along them inshore flats.1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter III, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
- The first 80 km section of the Hyesan to Kanggye link was opened on 22.12.88 to follow the Chinese border along the Amnok-gang river valley.1990, “Transport and Communications”, in The Geographical Digest 1990-91, Oxford: Heinemann Educational Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 106...
- As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels.2013 July-August, Stephen P. Lownie, David M. Pelz, “Stents to Prevent Stroke”, in American Scientist:
- Swiftly and silently he made his way along the track which ran through the meadows.1892, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, “The Boscombe Valley Mystery”, in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, page 93:
Synonyms of along
Origin of along
From Middle English, from Old English andlang, from prefix and- + lang (“long”). Doublet of endlong.
Words formed from along
- all along
- along about
- along of
- alongshelf
- alongshore
- alongside
- along the lines
- along the lines of
- along the same vein
- along the way
- along those lines
- along with
- be along
- bring along
- bumble along
- clapalong
- come along
- come-along
- cosy along
- crack along
- cut along
- drag-along right
- drift along
- follow along
- following along
- fool along
- gee along
- get along
- git along
- go-along
- go along
- go along to get along
- grub along
- happen along
- help along
- herealong
- hitch in one's get-along
- home-along
- hum along
- inch along
- jolly along
- knitalong
- lamp along
- let along
- lie along
- light along
- move along
- muddle along
- pass along
- play along
- poke along
- pootle along
- push along
- ramp along
- read along
- read-along
- ride along
- ride-along
- rip along
- rock along
Phrases with along
- is along
- got along
- lay along
- ran along
- rub along
- run along
- tag along
- was along
- been along
- bowl along
- came along
- cuts along
146 more phrasesFewer phrases
- geed along
- gees along
- gets along
- gits along
- goes along
- gone along
- hums along
- lain along
- lies along
- rips along
- rode along
- rubs along
- runs along
- sang along
- sing along
- sung along
- tags along
- tear along
- tore along
- torn along
- went along
- as along as
- being along
- comes along
- fools along
- going along
- grubs along
- helps along
- lamps along
- lying along
- moved along
- moves along
- plays along
- poked along
- pokes along
- ramps along
- reads along
- rides along
- rocks along
- sings along
- sling along
- slung along
- sweep along
- swept along
- tears along
- worry along
- brings along
- coming along
- cosied along
- cosies along
- cracks along
- drifts along
- fooled along
- geeing along
- go along way
- gotten along
- helped along
- hummed along
- inched along
- inches along
- lamped along
- lights along
- moving along
- passed along
- passes along
- played along
- poking along
- pushed along
- pushes along
- ramped along
- ridden along
- riding along
- ripped along
- rocked along
- rubbed along
- scrape along
- slings along
- string along
- strung along
- sweeps along
- tagged along
- brought along
- bumbled along
- bumbles along
- cosying along
- cracked along
- cutting along
- drifted along
- follows along
- fooling along
- getting along
- gittin' along
- go along with
- grubbed along
- happens along
- helping along
- humming along
- inching along
- jollied along
- jollies along
- lamping along
- lighted along
- muddled along
- muddles along
- passing along
- playing along
- pootled along
- pootles along
- pushing along
- ramping along
- reading along
- ripping along
- rocking along
- rubbing along
- running along
- scraped along
- scrapes along
- singing along
- strings along
- tagging along
- tearing along
- trundle along
- worried along
- worries along
- bringing along
- bumbling along
- cracking along
- drifting along
- followed along
- grubbing along
- happened along
- jollying along
- lighting along
- muddling along
- pootling along
- scraping along
- slinging along
- sweeping along
- trundled along
- trundles along
- worrying along
- goes along with
- gone along with
- happening along
- stringing along
- trundling along
Words that rhyme with along
Questions about along
- What does along mean?
- Along means by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to.
- What is along in Hindi?
- Along in Hindi is साथ (sāth). See Along meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use along in a sentence?
- I never saw clams thicker than they was along them inshore flats.
- What part of speech is along?
- Along can be a preposition or an adverb.
- How do you pronounce along?
- Along is pronounced /əˈlɒŋ/ (UK).
Words near along in the dictionary
Source and license
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