along

preposition

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.

adverb

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.

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.

owing to; because of: We weren't invited, along of your rudeness.

in company with: You come along of me to the store.

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Verb phrases

13.

get along. get ( def 36 ).

Idioms

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”; cf. answer) + lang long¹

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along (əˈlɒŋ)

—*prep*
1.	over or for the length of, esp in a more or less horizontal plane: along the road

—*adv*
2.	continuing over the length of some specified thing
3.	in accompaniment; together with some specified person or people: he says he'd like to come along
4.	forward: the horse trotted along at a steady pace
5.	to a more advanced state: he got the work moving along
6.	along with accompanying; together with: consider the advantages along with the disadvantages

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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

In addition to the idioms beginning with along, also see all along; all along the line; be along; come along; follow along; get along go along; play along; run along string along.