alongside

American  

[uh-lawng-sahyd, uh-long-] / əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd, əˈlɒŋ- /

adverb

1. along, by, at, or to the side of something.

   We brought the boat alongside.

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preposition

1. beside; by the side of.

   The dog ran alongside me all the way.

2. Informal. alongside of, compared with.

   Alongside of his brother, he is no student at all.

alongside British  

/ əˈlɒŋˌsaɪd /

preposition

1. (often foll by of) along the side of; along beside

   alongside the quay

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adverb

1. along the side of some specified thing

   come alongside

Etymology

Origin of alongside

First recorded in 1700–10; along + side ¹

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Explanation

Use the adverb alongside when two things are right next to each other, like a boat and a dock or a hunter and her loyal dog. If you pull up alongside your friend's car in a parking lot, it means that you've parked directly beside it. Alongside can also imply cooperation, as when a baker's assistant works alongside him, kneading dough and wiping flour off the counter. Alongside was once a phrase, either "along side" or "along the side," both primarily used in a nautical sense, to talk about boats. In the 1700s it became a single word.

Example Sentences

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alongside

However, this does not establish that people taking duloxetine experience these effects or that consuming isosteviol alongside the medication is harmful.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

Whitehouse is best known for his work on Gone Fishing, which he presents alongside fellow comedian Bob Mortimer.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

They used computer models of the electrical fields generated by implanted electrodes alongside maps of brain connectivity.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

In the 62 years since my first job, I’ve worked alongside thousands of people.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Nothing but dark, empty shadows alongside the federal buildings.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

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