along
Americanpreposition
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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.
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during; in the course of.
Somewhere along the way I lost my hat.
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in conformity or accordance with.
I plan to revise the article along the lines suggested.
adverb
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by the length; lengthwise; parallel to or in a line with the length or direction.
He ran along beside me.
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with a progressive motion; onward.
The police ordered the line to move along.
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(of time) some way on.
along toward evening.
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in company; in agreement (usually followed bywith ).
I'll go along with you. He planned the project along with his associates.
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as a companion; with one.
She took her brother along.
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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.
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at or to an advanced place or state.
Work on the new ship is quite far along.
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as an accompanying item; on hand.
Bring along your umbrella.
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Chiefly Southern U.S. and British Dialect. along of,
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owing to; because of.
We weren't invited, along of your rudeness.
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in company with.
You come along of me to the store.
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verb phrase
idioms
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all along, all the time; throughout.
I knew all along that it was a lie.
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be along, to arrive at a place; come.
They should be along soon.
preposition
adverb
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continuing over the length of some specified thing
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in accompaniment; together with some specified person or people
he says he'd like to come along
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forward
the horse trotted along at a steady pace
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to a more advanced state
he got the work moving along
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accompanying; together with
consider the advantages along with the disadvantages
Etymology
Origin of along
First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English andlang, equivalent to and- (cognate with Old Saxon, Old Norse and-, Gothic and(a)-, Old High German ant-; akin to Greek antí- and Latin ante-, prefix with the original sense “opposite, facing”) + lang ; long 1. answer
Example Sentences
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Harris would soon have access to Ressler along with other special agents, and even the FBI’s monthly journal for his research.
From Los Angeles Times
Elsewhere, Waste Management and Republic services are his favorites in the industrial sector, along with the aerospace and defense names including Cadre Holdings, Leonardo DRS, General Dynamics, and V2X.
From Barron's
I looked out the window at the snowy mountains rolling along the horizon.
From Literature
I wasn’t sure why we didn’t get along, but I had a feeling that it was because my mom was the commander in chief, and he was just another Academy kid.
From Literature
The one that is furthest along, Galleri, was recently the subject of a provocative Super Bowl ad from the Hims & Hers telehealth company, beaming an experimental technology into millions of households.
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