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along with

[uh-lawng, uh-long] Origin

a·long

[uh-lawng, uh-long]
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.
7.
in company; in agreement (usually followed by with): I'll go along with you. He planned the project along with his associates.
8.
as a companion; with one: She took her brother along.
EXPAND
9.
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.
12.
along 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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Along with is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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.
get along. get (def. 36).
14.
all along, all the time; throughout: I knew all along that it was a lie.
15.
be along, Informal. to arrive at a place; come: They should be along soon.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English andlang, equivalent to and- (cognate with Old Saxon, Old Norse and-, Gothic and(a)-, Old High German ant-, prefix with orig. sense “facing”; compare answer) + lang long1
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Word Origin & History

along
O.E. andlang "alongside of," from and- "opposite, against" (from P.Gmc. *andi-, *anda- from PIE *anti "against," locative singular of *ant- "front, forehead;" see ante) + lang "long" (see long (adj.)). Sense extended to "through the whole length of."
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Idioms & Phrases

along with

  1. In association with, as in For his second birthday we sent him a fireman's hat, along with some books, or The audience was invited to sing along with the star. [Early 1700s]

  2. In conjunction with, as in Along with what I told you before, that's the whole story of what happened. [Early 1800s] For a synonym, see together with; also see go along, def. 2 and 3.

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