along
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.
during; in the course of: Somewhere along the way I lost my hat.
in conformity or accordance with: I plan to revise the article along the lines suggested.
by the length; lengthwise; parallel to or in a line with the length or direction: He ran along beside me.
with a progressive motion; onward: The police ordered the line to move along.
(of time) some way on: along toward evening.
in company; in agreement (usually followed by with): I'll go along with you. He planned the project along with his associates.
as a companion; with one: She took her brother along.
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.
at or to an advanced place or state: Work on the new ship is quite far along.
as an accompanying item; on hand: Bring along your umbrella.
along of, Chiefly Southern U.S. and British Dialect.
owing to; because of: We weren't invited, along of your rudeness.
in company with: You come along of me to the store.
get along. get1 (def. 36).
Idioms about along
all along, all the time; throughout: I knew all along that it was a lie.
be along, Informal. to arrive at a place; come: They should be along soon.
Origin of along
1Words Nearby along
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How to use along in a sentence
So here I am in my requisite Lululemon pants, grunting along to an old hip-hop song at a most ungodly hour.
How Taryn Toomey’s ‘The Class’ Became New York’s Latest Fitness Craze | Lizzie Crocker | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTBut along with the cartoon funk is an all-too-real story of police brutality embodied by a horde of evil Pigs.
‘Black Dynamite’ Presents Police Brutality: The Musical | Stereo Williams | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTWhile excoriating the IRS, Huckabee brings his readers along on a flashback to his youth.
Huckabee 2016: Bend Over and Take It Like a Prisoner! | Olivia Nuzzi | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTTerm limits could be a prescription to speed change along.
Chérif was arrested in Paris in January 2005 as he was about to board a plane to Damascus along with a man named Thamer Bouchnak.
All along the highways and by-paths of our literature we encounter much that pertains to this "queen of plants."
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.First a shower of shells dropping all along the lower ridges and out over the surface of the Bay.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonMay looked along at the dimpled grace, And then at the saint-like, fair old face, “How funny!”
Two Battalions racing due North along the coast and foothills with levelled bayonets.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonPresently there was a clattering of hoofs behind him, and Ribsy came galloping along the road, with nothing on him but his collar.
Davy and The Goblin | Charles E. Carryl
British Dictionary definitions for along
/ (əˈlɒŋ) /
over or for the length of, esp in a more or less horizontal plane: along the road
continuing over the length of some specified thing
in accompaniment; together with some specified person or people: he says he'd like to come along
forward: the horse trotted along at a steady pace
to a more advanced state: he got the work moving along
along with accompanying; together with: consider the advantages along with the disadvantages
Origin of along
1along
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with along
In addition to the idioms beginning with along
- along for the ride
- along in years
- alongside of
- along the lines of
- along with
also see:
- all along
- all along the line
- be along
- come along
- follow along
- get along
go alongplay alongrun along string along.
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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