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.
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during; in the course of: Somewhere along the way I lost my hat.
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in conformity or accordance with: I plan to revise the article along the lines suggested.
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by the length; lengthwise; parallel to or in a line with the length or direction: He ran along beside me.
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with a progressive motion; onward: The police ordered the line to move along.
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(of time) some way on: along toward evening.
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in company; in agreement (usually fol. by with): I'll go along with you. He planned the project along with his associates.
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as 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.
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at or to an advanced place or state: Work on the new ship is quite far along.
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as an accompanying item; on hand: Bring along your umbrella.
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along of, Chiefly Southern U.S.and BritishDialect.
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owing to; because of: We weren't invited, along of your rudeness.
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in company with: You come along of me to the store.
O.E. andlang "alongside of," from and- "opposite, against" (from P.Gmc. *andi-, *anda- from PIE *anti "against," locative singular of *ant- "front, forehead") + lang "long" (see long (adj.)). Sense extended to "through the whole length of." Alongside is from 1707.
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"
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in accompaniment or as a companion; "his little sister came along to the movies"; "I brought my camera along"; "working along with his father"
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to a more advanced state; "the work is moving along"; "well along in their research"; "hurrying their education along"; "getting along in years"
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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"
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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"
All\, adv. 1. Wholly; completely; altogether; entirely; quite; very; as, all bedewed; my friend is all for amusement. "And cheeks all pale." --Byron. Note: In the ancient phrases, all too dear, all too much, all so long, etc., this word retains its appropriate sense or becomes intensive. 2. Even; just. (Often a mere intensive adjunct.) [Obs. or Poet.] All as his straying flock he fed. --Spenser. A damsel lay deploring All on a rock reclined. --Gay. All to, or All-to. In such phrases as "all to rent," "all to break," "all-to frozen," etc., which are of frequent occurrence in our old authors, the all and the to have commonly been regarded as forming a compound adverb, equivalent in meaning to entirely, completely, altogether. But the sense of entireness lies wholly in the word all (as it does in "all forlorn," and similar expressions), and the to properly belongs to the following word, being a kind of intensive prefix (orig. meaning asunder and answering to the LG. ter-, HG. zer-). It is frequently to be met with in old books, used without the all. Thus Wyclif says, "The vail of the temple was to rent:" and of Judas, "He was hanged and to-burst the middle:" i. e., burst in two, or asunder. All along. See under Along. All and some, individually and collectively, one and all. [Obs.] "Displeased all and some." --Fairfax. All but. (a) Scarcely; not even. [Obs.] --Shak. (b) Almost; nearly. "The fine arts were all but proscribed." --Macaulay. All hollow, entirely, completely; as, to beat any one all hollow. [Low] All one, the same thing in effect; that is, wholly the same thing. All over, over the whole extent; thoroughly; wholly; as, she is her mother all over. [Colloq.] All the better, wholly the better; that is, better by the whole difference. All the same, nevertheless. "There they [certain phenomena] remain rooted all the same, whether we recognize them or not." --J. C. Shairp. "But Rugby is a very nice place all the same." --T. Arnold. -- See also under All, n.
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.
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.
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