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along
[ uh-lawng, uh-long ]
/ əˈlɔŋ, əˈlɒŋ /
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preposition
adverb
Verb Phrases
get along. get1 (def. 36).
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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
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How to use along in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for along
along
/ (əˈlɒŋ) /
preposition
over or for the length of, esp in a more or less horizontal planealong the road
adverb
continuing over the length of some specified thing
in accompaniment; together with some specified person or peoplehe says he'd like to come along
forwardthe horse trotted along at a steady pace
to a more advanced statehe got the work moving along
along with accompanying; together withconsider the advantages along with the disadvantages
Word Origin for along
Old English andlang, from and- against + lang long 1; compare Old Frisian andlinga, Old Saxon antlang
undefined along
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