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Along definition, through, on, beside, over, or parallel to the length or direction of; from one end to the other of: to walk along a highway; ... TopDefinitionsQuizRelatedContentExamplesBritishIdiomsAndPhrases🍎ElementaryLevelThisshowsgradelevelbasedontheword'scomplexity.along[uh-lawng,uh-long]SHOWIPA/əˈlɔŋ,əˈlɒŋ/PHONETICRESPELLINGNewWordListWordListSaveThisWord!SeesynonymsforalongonThesaurus.com🍎ElementaryLevelThisshowsgradelevelbasedontheword'scomplexity.prepositionthrough,on,beside,over,orparalleltothelengthordirectionof;fromoneendtotheotherof:towalkalongahighway;torunaborderalongashelf.during;inthecourseof:SomewherealongthewayIlostmyhat.inconformityoraccordancewith:Iplantorevisethearticlealongthelinessuggested.SEEMORESEELESSadverbbythelength;lengthwise;paralleltoorinalinewiththelengthordirection:Heranalongbesideme.withaprogressivemotion;onward:Thepoliceorderedthelinetomovealong.(oftime)somewayon:alongtowardevening.incompany;inagreement(usuallyfollowedbywith):I'llgoalongwithyou.Heplannedtheprojectalongwithhisassociates.asacompanion;withone:Shetookherbrotheralong.fromonepersonorplacetoanother:Theorderwaspassedalongfromthegeneraltothecaptainandfromthecaptaintoaprivate.atortoanadvancedplaceorstate:Workonthenewshipisquitefaralong.asanaccompanyingitem;onhand:Bringalongyourumbrella.alongof,ChieflySouthernU.S.andBritishDialect.owingto;becauseof:Weweren'tinvited,alongofyourrudeness.incompanywith:Youcomealongofmetothestore.SEEMORESEELESSVerbPhrasesgetalong.get1(def.36).QUIZAREYOUATRUEBLUECHAMPIONOFTHESE"BLUE"SYNONYMS?Wecouldtalkuntilwe'reblueinthefaceaboutthisquizonwordsforthecolor"blue,"butwethinkyoushouldtakethequizandfindoutifyou'reawhizatthesecolorfulterms.Question1of8Whichofthefollowingwordsdescribes“skyblue”?navyberylazureTAKETHEQUIZTOFINDOUTMeetGrammarCoachImproveYourWritingMeetGrammarCoachImproveYourWritingIdiomsaboutalongallalong,allthetime;throughout:Iknewallalongthatitwasalie.bealong,Informal.toarriveataplace;come:Theyshouldbealongsoon.OriginofalongFirstrecordedbefore900;MiddleEnglish;OldEnglishandlang,equivalenttoand-(cognatewithOldSaxon,OldNorseand-,Gothicand(a)-,OldHighGermanant-;akintoGreekantí-andLatinante-,prefixwiththeoriginalsense“opposite,facing”)+lang;seeoriginatlong1.Cf.answerWordsnearbyalongaloha,alohashirt,AlohaState,aloin,alone,along,alongfortheride,alonginyears,alongships,alongshore,longshot,aDictionary.comUnabridged BasedontheRandomHouseUnabridgedDictionary,©RandomHouse,Inc.2021Wordsrelatedtoalongforward,onward,also,aswell,simultaneously,too,on,forth,accompanying,additionally,atsametime,besides,furthermore,inadditionto,likewise,moreover,sidebyside,with,adjacent,atHowtousealonginasentenceSohereIaminmyrequisiteLululemonpants,gruntingalongtoanoldhip-hopsongatamostungodlyhour.HowTarynToomey’s‘TheClass’BecameNewYork’sLatestFitnessCraze|LizzieCrocker|January9,2015|DAILYBEASTButalongwiththecartoonfunkisanall-too-realstoryofpolicebrutalityembodiedbyahordeofevilPigs.‘BlackDynamite’PresentsPoliceBrutality:TheMusical|StereoWilliams|January9,2015|DAILYBEASTWhileexcoriatingtheIRS,Huckabeebringshisreadersalongonaflashbacktohisyouth.Huckabee2016:BendOverandTakeItLikeaPrisoner!|OliviaNuzzi|January8,2015|DAILYBEASTTermlimitscouldbeaprescriptiontospeedchangealong.TheUnbearableWhitenessofCongress|DeanObeidallah|January8,2015|DAILYBEASTChérifwasarrestedinParisinJanuary2005ashewasabouttoboardaplanetoDamascusalongwithamannamedThamerBouchnak.FranceMourns—andHunts|NicoHines,ChristopherDickey|January8,2015|DAILYBEASTAllalongthehighwaysandby-pathsofourliteratureweencountermuchthatpertainstothis"queenofplants."Tobacco;ItsHistory,Varieties,Culture,ManufactureandCommerce|E.R.Billings.FirstashowerofshellsdroppingallalongthelowerridgesandoutoverthesurfaceoftheBay.GallipoliDiary,VolumeI|IanHamiltonMaylookedalongatthedimpledgrace,Andthenatthesaint-like,fairoldface,“Howfunny!”BoysandGirlsBookshelf;aPracticalPlanofCharacterBuilding,VolumeI(of17)|VariousTwoBattalionsracingdueNorthalongthecoastandfoothillswithlevelledbayonets.GallipoliDiary,VolumeI|IanHamiltonPresentlytherewasaclatteringofhoofsbehindhim,andRibsycamegallopingalongtheroad,withnothingonhimbuthiscollar.DavyandTheGoblin|CharlesE.CarrylSEEMOREEXAMPLESSEEFEWEREXAMPLEStrendingarticlesWhatDo“a.m.”And“p.m.”StandFor?“Epidemic”vs.“Pandemic”vs.“Endemic”:WhatDoTheseTermsMean?GetSweptAwayByTheKoreanWordsStreamingIntoEnglishRefineYourFinalWordWith10AlternativesTo“InConclusion”WhatIsTheDifferenceBetween“It’s”And“Its”?10TypesOfNounsUsedInTheEnglishLanguageBritishDictionarydefinitionsforalongalong/(əˈlɒŋ)/prepositionoverorforthelengthof,espinamoreorlesshorizontalplanealongtheroadadverbcontinuingoverthelengthofsomespecifiedthinginaccompaniment;togetherwithsomespecifiedpersonorpeoplehesayshe'dliketocomealongforwardthehorsetrottedalongatasteadypacetoamoreadvancedstatehegottheworkmovingalongalongwithaccompanying;togetherwithconsidertheadvantagesalongwiththedisadvantagesWordOriginforalongOldEnglishandlang,fromand-against+langlong1;compareOldFrisianandlinga,OldSaxonantlangundefinedalongSeeplusCollinsEnglishDictionary-Complete&Unabridged2012DigitalEdition ©WilliamCollinsSons&Co.Ltd.1979,1986©HarperCollins Publishers1998,2000,2003,2005,2006,2007,2009,2012OtherIdiomsandPhraseswithalongalongInadditiontotheidiomsbeginningwithalongalongfortheridealonginyearsalongsideofalongthelinesofalongwithalsosee:allalongallalongthelinebealongcomealongfollowalonggetalonggoalongplayalongrunalongstringalong.SEEMOREORIGINSSEEFEWERORIGINSTheAmericanHeritage®IdiomsDictionary Copyright©2002,2001,1995byHoughtonMifflinHarcourtPublishingCompany.PublishedbyHoughtonMifflinHarcourtPublishingCompany.WORDOFTHEDAYostracizeverb(usedwithobject)|[os-truh-sahyz]SEEDEFINITIONOthersAreReadingTheMostSurprisinglySerendipitousWordsOfTheDay“Have”vs.“Has”:WhenToUseEachOne10TypesOfPronounsAndHowToUseThemWhyDo“Left”And“Right”MeanLiberalAndConservative?FEEDBACK