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preposition
1.
through, on, beside, over, or parallel to the length or direction of; from one end to the other of: to walk along a highway; to run a border along a shelf.
2.
during; in the course of: Somewhere along the way I lost my hat.
3.
in conformity or accordance with: I plan to revise the article along the lines suggested.
adverb
4.
by the length; lengthwise; parallel to or in a line with the length or direction: He ran along beside me.
5.
with a progressive motion; onward: The police ordered the line to move along.
6.
(of time) some way on: along toward evening.
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in company; in agreement (usually followed by with): I'll go along with you. He planned the project along with his associates.
8.
EXPANDas a companion; with one: She took her brother along.
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from one person or place to another: The order was passed along from the general to the captain and from the captain to a private.
10.
at or to an advanced place or state: Work on the new ship is quite far along.
11.
as an accompanying item; on hand: Bring along your umbrella.
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COLLAPSEalong of, Chiefly Southern U.S. and British Dialect.
a.
owing to; because of: We weren't invited, along of your rudeness.
b.
in company with: You come along of me to the store.
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All along
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
13.
Idiomsget along. get (def. 36).
14.
all along, all the time; throughout: I knew all along that it was a lie.
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be along, Informal. to arrive at a place; come: They should be along soon.
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all along
From the start, throughout, from end to end, as in I've known he was innocent all along. [c. 1600] Also see all along the line.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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