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1. (prep.) along
over the length or direction of:
walking along the highway.
2. along
in the course of:
I lost my hat along the way.
3. along
in conformity or accordance with:
along the lines suggested.
4. (adv.) along
parallel in the same direction:
He ran along beside me.
5. along
so as to progress; onward:
Keep the line moving along.
6. along
in company; in agreement (usu. fol. by with):
He planned the project along with his associates.
7. along
as a companion; with one:
She took her brother along.
8. along
from one person or place to another:
The order was passed along from management to staff.
9. along
toward a goal or completion:
Work on the new ship is quite far along.
10. along
as an accompanying item:
Bring along your umbrella.
11. along
all along, from the start.
12. along
be along, to arrive at a place:
They should be along soon.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME; OE andlang=and- (c. OS, ON and-, OHG ant-, Go and(a)-, prefix with orig. sense “facing”; cf. answer ) +langlong1)
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1. (adverb) along, on
with a forward motion
"we drove along admiring the view"; "the horse trotted along at a steady pace"; "the circus traveled on to the next city"; "move along"; "march on"
2. (adverb) along
in accompaniment or as a companion
"his little sister came along to the movies"; "I brought my camera along"; "working along with his father"
3. (adverb) along
to a more advanced state
"the work is moving along"; "well along in their research"; "hurrying their education along"; "getting along in years"
4. (adverb) along
in addition (usually followed by `with')
"we sent them food and some clothing went along in the package"; "along with the package came a bill"; "consider the advantages along with the disadvantages"
5. (adverb) along
in line with a length or direction (often followed by `by' or `beside')
"pass the word along"; "ran along beside me"; "cottages along by the river"
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1. (preposition) along
moving forward
a military convoy traveling along the border
2. along
in a line near sth
flowers growing along the edge of the road
3. along
along the way/line
during a period of time or a process
Somewhere along the line, I learned to speak English.
4. (adverb) along
moving forward
He walked along, whistling.
5. along
indicates sb or sth is with you
Is it OK if I come along?
6. along
along with
in addition to
I bought this along with another CD.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adverb) along
by the length; in a line with the length; lengthwise
2. (adverb) along
in a line, or with a progressive motion; onward; forward
3. (adverb) along
in company; together
4. along
by the length of, as distinguished from across
5. along
(Now heard only in the prep. phrase along of.)
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Sense: from one end to the other
He walked along several streets; The wall runs along the river.
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 Afrikaans: langs, al langs |
 Arabic: عَلَى طُول، بِمُحَاذَاة |
 Bulgarian: покрай |
 Brazilian: ao longo de |
 Czech: po, podél |
 German: entlang |
 Danish: langs (med) |
 Greek: κατά μήκος |
 Spanish: a lo largo de |
 Estonian: mööda |
 Farsi: در امتداد؛ سرتاسر |
 Finnish: pitkin |
 French: le long de |
 Hebrew: לְאוֹרֶך |
 Hindi: समानान्तर |
 Croatian: duž |
 Hungarian: hosszában |
 Indonesian: sepanjang |
 Icelandic: eftir, meðfram |
 Italian: lungo; per |
 Japanese: ～に沿って |
 Korean: ...을 따라서 |
 Lithuanian: išilgai |
 Latvian: pa; gar |
 Malay: sepanjang |
 Dutch: langs |
 Norwegian: langs (med) |
 Polish: wzdłuż, od końca do końca |
 Persian: در امتداد؛ سرتاسر |
 Pashto: په امتداد کی ، سرترسره |
 Portuguese: ao longo de |
 Romanian: de-a lungul |
 Russian: вдоль, по |
 Slovak: po, pozdĺž |
 Slovenian: vzdolž |
 Serbian: duž |
 Swedish: längs, utmed, utefter |
 Thai: ตาม (ถนน); ขนานไปกับ |
 Turkish: boyunca |
 Taiwanese: 從一端到另一端，沿著 |
 Ukrainian: вздовж, по |
 Urdu: ایک سرے سے دوسرے تک |
 Vietnamese: dọc theo |
 Chinese: 沿着，循着，顺着 |
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