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along (ə lôŋ′)

  1. on or beside the length of; over or throughout the length of we hiked along the trail; along the driveway there is a hedge
  2. in the course of along the way
  3. in conformity with to think along certain lines

Etymology: ME < OE andlang, along, by the side of < and-, over against + -lang, in length: see long

adverb

  1. in a line; lengthwise
  2. progressively forward or onward he walked along by himself
  3. as a companion come along with us
  4. with one she took her camera along
  5. ☆ on its way; advanced the program was well along when he arrived
  6. ☆ Informal approaching along toward evening
along Idioms

all along

all the time; from the very beginning

along with

  1. together with
  2. in addition to

be along

☆
Informal to come or arrive I'll be along later

get along

  1. to go forward
  2. to survive; manage to get along on a small salary
  3. to be compatible or on friendly terms
  4. Informal to go away

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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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along Synonyms

along

modif. & prep.

  1. Near

    by, at, adjacent, parallel with; see beside, near 1.

  2. Ahead

    on, onward, forward; see forward 1.

  3. Together with

    with, accompanying, in addition to, in company with, as a companion, side by side, by the side of, in conformity with, in accordance with, coupled with, at the same time, simultaneously.

all along

all the time, from the beginning, all the while, throughout; see regularly 2, throughout.


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