along

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/əˈlɒŋ/

prep 2adv 2

Collocations

ADJ.

covered, entire, large, many, narrow, short

We walked along the narrow path that led through the forest.

VERB + ALONG

bellowed, bring, climbed, coming, crawled, driving, get, getting

She crawled along the narrow ledge very carefully until she reached the other side.

ALONG + NOUN

avenue, beach, city, cliff, coast, days, flats, front

We walked along the beach collecting shells on our last summer holiday.

PREP.

from, in, than, with, without

We walked along the beach with our dog every morning last summer.

Definitions

prep

By the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to.

Water whished along the boat as we rowed upstream.

They were waiting for me in the drawing-room, which is a very large room, stretching along the entire front of the house, with three long windows reaching down to the floor

In a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on.

The kine[…]went along the highway.

In the lightness of my heart I sang catches of songs as my horse gayly bore me along the well-remembered road.

adv

In company; together.

John played the piano and everyone sang along.

From The Best of You to The Pretender, their own material invariably came equipped with huge choruses designed to be bellowed along to; they covered Another One Bites the Dust and Under Pressure; they gave every impression of being willing to play all night were it not for the curfew.

Onward, forward, with progressive action.

Don't stop here. Just move along.

I stumbled along through the young pines and huckleberry bushes. Pretty soon I struck into a sort of path that, I cal'lated, might lead to the road I was hunting for. It twisted and turned, and, the first thing I knew, made a sudden bend around a bunch of bayberry scrub and opened out into a big clear space like a lawn.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adverb — with a forward motion

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

tag along

To accompany, join, or follow; to go with.

If you ever visit the bamboo gardens, I'd like to tag along.

get along

To interact or coexist well, without argument or trouble.

I wish the kids would get along better.

all along

For the entire time; always.

He thought he had me fooled, but I knew the truth all along.

along about

Approximately; at around some time.

If you ask for it back Sunday he might return it along about Wednesday.

go along with

To acquiesce to or comply with a proposal, despite lacking a desire or value for it.

"Hm. I guess I did agree to go along with whatever her conditions were..." "We smooched on it. No backsies."

Example Bank

Water whished along the boat as we rowed upstream.

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They were waiting for me in the drawing-room, which is a very large room, stretching along the entire front of the house, with three long windows reaching down to the floor

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My hopes wa'n't disappointed. I never saw clams thicker than they was along them inshore flats. I filled my dreener in no time, and then it come to me that 'twouldn't be a bad idee to get a lot more,

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John played the piano and everyone sang along.

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Don't stop here. Just move along.

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