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along en · ADP

Pronunciation

  • /əˈlɔŋ/ without the cot–caught merger
  • /əˈlɒŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /əˈlæŋ/ (Northumbria)
  • /əˈlɑŋ/ (cot-caught-merger)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntsder. Proto-Germanic *anda- Proto-West Germanic *anda- Old English and- Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos Proto-Germanic *langaz Proto-West Germanic *lang Old English lang Old English andlang Middle English English along From Middle English, from Old English andlang, from prefix and- + lang (“long”). Doublet of endlong.

Meanings

  1. By the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to.
    • 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, take 'em with me to Wellmouth, and peddle 'em out. Clams was fairly scarce over that side of the bay and ought to fetch a fair price. 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter III, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
    • The first 80 km section of the Hyesan to Kanggye link was opened on 22.12.88 to follow the Chinese border along the Amnok-gang river valley. 1990, “Transport and Communications”, in The Geographical Digest 1990-91, Oxford: Heinemann Educational Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 106, column 2:
    • As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels. 2013 July-August, Stephen P. Lownie, David M. Pelz, “Stents to Prevent Stroke”, in American Scientist:
    • 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 1892, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, “The Adventure of the Copper Beeches”, in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, page 294:
  2. In a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on.
    • The kine[…]went along the highway. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Samuel 1 1-Chapter-6/#2 6:2:
    • In the lightness of my heart I sang catches of songs as my horse gayly bore me along the well-remembered road. 1852, Mrs M.A. Thompson, “The Tutor's Daughter”, in Graham's American Monthly Magazine of Literature, Art, and Fashion, page 266:
    • We tiptoed into the house, up the stairs and along the hall into the room where the Professor had been spending so much of his time. 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter XIII, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
    • Swiftly and silently he made his way along the track which ran through the meadows. 1892, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, “The Boscombe Valley Mystery”, in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, page 93:

Descendants

long

Synonyms

alongst · endlong

Translations (96)

cy ar hyd (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · hu mentén (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · sco alang (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · cmn 沿著 (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · ro de-a lungul (in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on) · cmn 沿着 (in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on) · pl po (in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on) · ka გასწვრივ (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · cmn 沿着 (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · es a lo largo de (in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on) · lb laanscht (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · sv längs (in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on) · is meðfram (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · nl langs (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · ang andlang (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · ml ഉടനീളം (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · cs podél (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · sk po (in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on) · ia preter (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · dsb pó (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · mk долж (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · hu hosszában (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · eo laŭ (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · be па (in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on) · mwl al lhargo de (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · sco alang (in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on) · bg край (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · mk по (in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on) · es a lo largo (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · sv längs (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · fi pitkin (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · it lungo (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · be уздо́ўж (in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on) · sk popri (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · pt ao longo de (in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on) · ja に沿って (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · da hen ad (in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on) · es a lo largo de (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · ru по (in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on) · ca per (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · az boyunca (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · ro de-a lungul (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · io alonge (in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on) · pt ao longo de (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · io alonge (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · is eftir (in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on) · ga ar feadh (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · bg покрай (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · pt por (in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on) · sh duž (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · tr boyunca (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · uk уздо́вж (in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on) · mi mā (in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on) · fi pitkin (in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on) · ar عَلَى طُول (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · ms sepanjang (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · ro în lungul (in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on) · grc κατά (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · bg по (in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on) · pl po (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · hy երկայնքով (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · da langs (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · gl ambroa (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · nl langs (in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on) · ar بِالتَّوَازِي مَعَ (in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on) · de entlang (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · arz على طول (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · et piki (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · fr le long de (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · uk повз (in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on) · et mööda (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · th ตาม (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · arz بالتوازي مع (in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on) · de entlang (in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on) · uk по (in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on) · gl ambró (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · ms sepanjang (in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on) · mk крај (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · es por (in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on) · ro în lungul (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · ru вдоль (in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on) · de längs (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · ru вдоль (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · pl wzdłuż (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · hu mellett (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · lv gar (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · gl ao longo de (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · tr boyunca (in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on) · alt јаказынча (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · sk pozdĺž (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · ca al llarg de (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · liv pids (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · pl wzdłuż (in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on) · ga feadh (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) · cmn 沿著 (in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on) · el κατά μήκος (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to)

along en · ADV

Pronunciation

  • /əˈlɔŋ/ without the cot–caught merger
  • /əˈlɒŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /əˈlæŋ/ (Northumbria)
  • /əˈlɑŋ/ (cot-caught-merger)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntsder. Proto-Germanic *anda- Proto-West Germanic *anda- Old English and- Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos Proto-Germanic *langaz Proto-West Germanic *lang Old English lang Old English andlang Middle English English along From Middle English, from Old English andlang, from prefix and- + lang (“long”). Doublet of endlong.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) 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. 2017 June 26, Alexis Petridis, “Glastonbury 2017 verdict: Radiohead, Foo Fighters, Lorde, Stormzy and more”, in the Guardian:
  2. (not-comparable) Onward, forward, with progressive action.
    • Here in Franklin Bay during our first season we hurtle along at 20 knots, dodging ice floes littering the surface. 1989 May, Jeff MacInnis, “Braving the Northwest Passage”, in National Geographic, volume 175, number 5, page 588:
    • 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. 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter I, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
    • Don't stop here. Just move along.

Deriveds

ride-along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · alongshore (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · rock along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · rub along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · bring along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · go-along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · happen along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · sweep along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · pass along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · pootle along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · wherealong (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · drift along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · bumble along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · trundle along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · sing along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · inch along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · jolly along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · upalong (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · string along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · get along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · hum along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · clapalong (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · alongside (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · gee along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · herealong (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · knitalong (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · tag-along right (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · lamp along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · move along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · play along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · grub along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · read along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · drag-along right (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · tear along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · along the way (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · ramp along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · light along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · somewhere along the line (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · walkalong (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · sling along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · run along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · be along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · go along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · along the lines of (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · git along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · worry along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · rip along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · scrape along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · along the same vein (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · read-along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · muddle along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · follow along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · fool along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · push along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · following along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · along the lines (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · alongshelf (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · sing-along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · help along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · let along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · go along to get along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · along about (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · cosy along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · tagger-along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · along those lines (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · therealong (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · come along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · cut along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · hitch in one's get-along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · poke along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · tag along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · along with (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · come-along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · along of (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · crack along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · singalong (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · lie along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · all along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · home-along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb) · ride along (terms derived from the preposition or adverb)

Synonyms

alongst

Translations (67)

izh kera (in company, together) · tr ileri (onward, forward) · pt conosco (in company, together) · mk понатаму (onward, forward) · rm par lùng (onward, forward) · be напе́рад (onward, forward) · eo kun- (in company, together) · hy առաջ (onward, forward) · da fremad (onward, forward) · ru вме́сте (in company, together) · io alonge (in company, together) · ca plegats (in company, together) · te తోపాటు (in company, together) · ja に沿って (in company, together) · be дале́й (onward, forward) · ka ერთად (in company, together) · uk упере́д (onward, forward) · pt comigo (in company, together) · ms bersama (in company, together) · ru вперёд (onward, forward) · ro înainte (onward, forward) · bg напред (onward, forward) · sk ďalej (onward, forward) · mwl abante (onward, forward) · lv uz priekšu (onward, forward) · pl wraz (in company, together) · uk да́лі (onward, forward) · pl razem (in company, together) · rm per lung (onward, forward) · hi साथ (in company, together) · bg нататък (onward, forward) · is með (in company, together) · be ра́зам (in company, together) · nl mee (in company, together) · sv med (in company, together) · gd air adhart (onward, forward) · fi eteenpäin (onward, forward) · ml കൂടെ (in company, together) · pt adiante (onward, forward) · fi mukaan (in company, together) · km ធ្វើត (onward, forward) · th ด้วยกัน (in company, together) · nl door (onward, forward) · is áfram (onward, forward) · ta சேர்த்து (in company, together) · rm per liung (onward, forward) · bg заедно (in company, together) · ru да́льше (onward, forward) · da med (in company, together) · el μαζί με (in company, together) · es a lo largo de (onward, forward) · ro împreună (in company, together) · fr accompagné (in company, together) · tr birlikte (in company, together) · cmn 一起 (in company, together) · cmn 向前 (onward, forward) · lv kopā (in company, together) · mk заедно (in company, together) · fi mukana (in company, together) · lb weider (onward, forward) · bg натам (onward, forward) · ko 을 따라서 (in company, together) · ca endavant (onward, forward) · ru да́лее (onward, forward) · uk разо́м (in company, together) · de weiter (onward, forward) · pt junto (in company, together)