along








preposition

  1. 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.
  2. during; in the course of: Somewhere along the way I lost my hat.
  3. in conformity or accordance with: I plan to revise the article along the lines suggested.

adverb

  1. by the length; lengthwise; parallel to or in a line with the length or direction: He ran along beside me.
  2. with a progressive motion; onward: The police ordered the line to move along.
  3. (of time) some way on: along toward evening.
  4. in company; in agreement (usually followed by with): I’ll go along with you. He planned the project along with his associates.
  5. as a companion; with one: She took her brother along.
  6. 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.
  7. at or to an advanced place or state: Work on the new ship is quite far along.
  8. as an accompanying item; on hand: Bring along your umbrella.
  9. along of, Chiefly Southern U.S. and British Dialect.
    1. owing to; because of: We weren’t invited, along of your rudeness.
    2. in company with: You come along of me to the store.

Verb Phrases

  1. get along. get1(def 36).
Idioms
  1. all along, all the time; throughout: I knew all along that it was a lie.
  2. be along, Informal. to arrive at a place; come: They should be along soon.

preposition

  1. over or for the length of, esp in a more or less horizontal planealong the road

adverb

  1. continuing over the length of some specified thing
  2. in accompaniment; together with some specified person or peoplehe says he’d like to come along
  3. forwardthe horse trotted along at a steady pace
  4. to a more advanced statehe got the work moving along
  5. along with accompanying; together withconsider the advantages along with the disadvantages
prep.

Old English andlang “entire, continuous; extended; all day long; alongside of,” from and- “opposite, against” (from Proto-Germanic *andi-, *anda-, from PIE *anti “against,” locative singular of *ant- “front, forehead;” see ante) + lang “long” (see long (adj.)). Sense extended to “through the whole length of.”

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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