About The Word Along
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What's The Definition Of Along?
[adv] 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"
[adv] in accompaniment or as a companion; "his little sister came along to the movies"; "I brought my camera along"; "working along with his father" [adv] 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" [adv] to a more advanced state; "the work is moving along"; "well along in their research"; "hurrying their education along"; "getting along in years" [adv] 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" Synonyms | Synonyms for Along: on Related Terms | Find terms related to Along: abeam | abreast | additionally | ahead | along by | alongside | as well | at length | beside | by | en route to | endlong | endways | endwise | for | forth | forward | forwards | furthermore | in length | lengthways | lengthwise | likewise | longitudinally | longways | longwise | moreover | on | onward | onwards | too | yea | yet See Also | Along In Webster's Dictionary \A*long"\ (?; 115), adv. [OE. along, anlong, AS. andlang,
along; pref. and- (akin to OFris. ond-, OHG. ant-, Ger. ent-,
Goth. and-, anda-, L. ante, Gr. ?, Skr. anti, over against) +
lang long. See {Long}.]
1. By the length; in a line with the length; lengthwise.
Some laid along . . . on spokes of wheels are hung.
--Dryden.
2. In a line, or with a progressive motion; onward; forward.
We will go along by the king's highway. --Numb. xxi.
22.
He struck with his o'ertaking wings, And chased us
south along. --Coleridge.
3. In company; together.
He to England shall along with you. --Shak.
{All along}, all through the course of; during the whole
time; throughout. ``I have all along declared this to be a
neutral paper.'' --Addison.
{To get along}, to get on; to make progress, as in business.
``She 'll get along in heaven better than you or I.''
--Mrs. Stowe.
\A*long"\, prep. By the length of, as distinguished from across. ``Along the lowly lands.'' --Dryden. The kine . . . went along the highway. --1 Sam. vi. 12. \A*long"\ [AS. gelang owing to.] (Now heard only in the prep. phrase along of.) {Along of}, {Along on}, often shortened to {Long of}, prep. phr., owing to; on account of. [Obs. or Low. Eng.] ``On me is not along thin evil fare.'' --Chaucer. ``And all this is long of you.'' --Shak. ``This increase of price is all along of the foreigners.'' --London Punch. |
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