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

Example Sentences

Ukraine, though poorer, built a layered defense on the fly, finding cheap-but-effective solutions including truck-mounted machine guns, drone interceptors and electronic jamming alongside cheaper interceptor missiles and jet fighters.

From The Wall Street Journal

But his errant drive down the last cost him a place alongside Aberg in Sunday's final pairing.

From BBC

Sink down to the depths of the ocean in the Caribbean, where scuba divers can explore alongside a Sandals Resort marine biologist to hunt pesky, invasive lionfish.

From Salon

There, Qatar Airways operates the Live Animal Center, a massive temperature-controlled facility featuring dedicated quarters for cats, dogs, birds and reptiles, alongside 24 horse stables.

From The Wall Street Journal

That hasn’t stopped publicly traded business development companies, which are essentially closed-end funds managed by private-credit firms, from seeing a huge selloff over the past few months, alongside shares of the asset managers themselves.

From MarketWatch