What does alongside mean?
Definitions for alongside
əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd, əˈlɒŋ-along·side
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word alongside.
Princeton's WordNet
aboard, alongsideadverb
side by side
"anchored close aboard another ship"
Wiktionary
alongsideadverb
Along the side; by the side; side by side with.
Ahoy, bring your boat alongside of mine.
alongsidepreposition
Together with or at the same time.
The nurse worked alongside the doctor.
ChatGPT
alongside
Alongside is a preposition that typically refers to being next to or at the side of someone or something. It can also denote moving or functioning together with someone, simultaneously or in cooperation.
Webster Dictionary
Alongsideadverb
along or by the side; side by side with; -- often with of; as, bring the boat alongside; alongside of him; alongside of the tree
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'alongside' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3302
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of alongside in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of alongside in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of alongside in a Sentence
We fought alongside of each other for a very long time, and now I'm looking to continue to fight. He would want me to continue to fight and so that's what I'm going to do.
It's no secret that I have disagreed with you on almost everything Mr. President, but if you are in your heart willing to save lives alongside us, we know what works here.
Policies that enable people in the poorest countries to access healthier foods — particularly reducing salt intake and making fruit and vegetables more affordable and accessible — alongside improving detection by expanding universal health coverage and primary care, and ensuring uninterrupted access to effective drugs, must be financed and implemented to slow the growing epidemic of high blood pressure in low - and middle-income countries.
If this set-up is kept for the Euros then private security firms will not be able to ensure security for the event, private companies are there to work alongside the police, gendarmes and military, and cannot alone be responsible for all the security.
At this moment Britain is working alongside the Trump administration and our French and German allies to ensure that they are.
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