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Meaning of ALONG

Pronunciation:  u'long

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 Definition: 
  1. [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"
  2. [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"
  3. [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"
  4. [adv]  to a more advanced state; "the work is moving along"; "well along in their research"; "hurrying their education along"; "getting along in years"
  5. [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"
 
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \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.

  2. \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.

  3. \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.
 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: 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
 

 

 

 

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