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alongside

[uh-lawng-sahyd, uh-long-]

Origin

adverb

along, by, at, or to the side of something: We brought the boat alongside.

preposition

beside; by the side of: The dog ran alongside me all the way.

Informal. alongside of, compared with: Alongside of his brother, he is no student at all.

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Origin:
1700–10; along + side¹

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alongside (əˈlɒŋˌsaɪd)

—*prep*
1.	(often foll by of) along the side of; along beside: alongside the quay

—*adv*
2.	along the side of some specified thing: come alongside

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alongside

1707, from along + side. A word formed from a phrase. Originally mostly nautical.

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