adv
Meaning 1
In company; together.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- John played the piano and everyone sang along.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
along
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /əˈlɒŋ/
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Northumbria: /əˈlæŋ/
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cot-caught-merger: /əˈlɑŋ/
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/əˈlɔŋ/ without the cot–caught merger
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CMU ARPABET: AH0 L AO1 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adv
Meaning 2
Onward, forward, with progressive action.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- Don't stop here. Just move along.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
prep
Meaning 3
By the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Water whished along the boat as we rowed upstream.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
prep
Meaning 4
In a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 5
with a forward motion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- we drove along admiring the view
- the horse trotted along at a steady pace
- the circus traveled on to the next city
- move along
- march on
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: on
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 6
in accompaniment or as a companion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- his little sister came along to the movies
- I brought my camera along
- working along with his father
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 7
in addition (usually followed by `with')
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- we sent them food and some clothing went along in the package
- along with the package came a bill
- consider the advantages along with the disadvantages
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 8
to a more advanced state
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the work is moving along
- well along in their research
- hurrying their education along
- getting along in years
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 9
in line with a length or direction (often followed by `by' or `beside')
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- pass the word along
- ran along beside me
- cottages along by the river
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h2éntsder. Proto-Germanic *anda- Proto-West Germanic *anda- Old English and- Proto-Indo-European *dlonghos Proto-Germanic *langaz Proto-West Germanic *lang Old English lang Old English andlang Middle English English along From Middle English, from Old English andlang, from prefix and- + lang (“long”). Doublet of endlong.
Across languages
Translations
163 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Belarusian: ра́зам (rázam) — in company, together
- Bulgarian: заедно (zaedno) — in company, together
- Catalan: plegats — in company, together
- Chinese Mandarin: 一起 (yīqǐ) — in company, together
- Danish: med — in company, together
- Dutch: mee — in company, together
- Esperanto: kun- — in company, together
- Finnish: mukana — in company, together
- Finnish: mukaan — in company, together
- French: accompagné — in company, together
- Georgian: ერთად (ertad) — in company, together
- Greek: μαζί με (mazí me) — in company, together
- Hindi: साथ (sāth) — in company, together
- Icelandic: með — in company, together
- Ido: alonge — in company, together
- Ingrian: kera — in company, together
- Japanese: に沿って (ni sotte) — in company, together
- Korean: 을 따라서 (eul ttaraseo) — in company, together
- Latvian: kopā — in company, together
- Macedonian: заедно (zaedno) — in company, together
- Malay: bersama — in company, together
- Malayalam: കൂടെ (kūṭe) — in company, together
- Polish: razem — in company, together
- Polish: wraz — in company, together
- Portuguese: junto — in company, together
- Portuguese: comigo — in company, together
- Portuguese: conosco — in company, together
- Romanian: împreună — in company, together
- Russian: вме́сте (vméste) — in company, together
- Swedish: med — in company, together
- Tamil: சேர்த்து (cērttu) — in company, together
- Telugu: తోపాటు (tōpāṭu) — in company, together
- Thai: ด้วยกัน (dûai-gan) — in company, together
- Turkish: birlikte — in company, together
- Ukrainian: разо́м (razóm) — in company, together
- Armenian: առաջ (aṙaǰ) — onward, forward
- Belarusian: напе́рад (napjérad) — onward, forward
- Belarusian: дале́й (daljéj) — onward, forward
- Bulgarian: нататък (natatǎk) — onward, forward
- Bulgarian: натам (natam) — onward, forward
- Bulgarian: напред (napred) — onward, forward
- Catalan: endavant — onward, forward
- Chinese Mandarin: 向前 (xiàngqián) — onward, forward
- Danish: fremad — onward, forward
- Dutch: door — onward, forward
- Finnish: eteenpäin — onward, forward
- German: weiter — onward, forward
- Icelandic: áfram — onward, forward
- Khmer: ធ្វើត (tvəə tɑɑ) — onward, forward
- Latvian: uz priekšu — onward, forward
- Luxembourgish: weider — onward, forward
- Macedonian: понатаму (ponatamu) — onward, forward
- Mirandese: abante — onward, forward
- Portuguese: adiante — onward, forward
- Romanian: înainte — onward, forward
- Romansh: per lung — onward, forward
- Romansh: per liung — onward, forward
- Romansh: par lùng — onward, forward
- Russian: вперёд (vperjód) — onward, forward
- Russian: да́льше (dálʹše) — onward, forward
- Russian: да́лее (dáleje) — onward, forward
- Scottish Gaelic: air adhart — onward, forward
- Slovak: ďalej — onward, forward
- Spanish: a lo largo de — onward, forward
- Turkish: ileri — onward, forward
- Ukrainian: упере́д (uperéd) — onward, forward
- Ukrainian: да́лі (dáli) — onward, forward
- Arabic: عَلَى طُول (ʕalā ṭūl) — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Arabic: على طول (ʕalā ṭūl) — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Armenian: երկայնքով (erkaynkʻov) — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Azerbaijani: boyunca — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Bulgarian: край (kraj) — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Bulgarian: покрай (pokraj) — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Catalan: al llarg de — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Catalan: per — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Chinese Mandarin: 沿著 (yánzhe) — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Chinese Mandarin: 沿着 (yánzhe) — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Czech: podél — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Danish: langs — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Dutch: langs — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Esperanto: laŭ — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Estonian: piki — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Estonian: mööda — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Finnish: pitkin — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- French: le long de — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Galician: ambró — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Galician: ambroa — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Galician: ao longo de — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Georgian: გასწვრივ (gasc̣vriv) — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- German: entlang — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- German: längs — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Greek: κατά μήκος (katá míkos) — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Ancient Greek: κατά (katá) — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Hungarian: mentén — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Hungarian: mellett — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Hungarian: hosszában — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Icelandic: meðfram — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Ido: alonge — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Interlingua: preter — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Irish: ar feadh — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Irish: feadh — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Italian: lungo — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Japanese: に沿って (ni sotte) — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Latvian: gar — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Livonian: pids — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Luxembourgish: laanscht — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Macedonian: долж (dolž) — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Macedonian: крај (kraj) — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Malay: sepanjang — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Malayalam: ഉടനീളം (uṭanīḷaṁ) — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Mirandese: al lhargo de — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Old English: andlang — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Polish: wzdłuż — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Polish: po — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Portuguese: ao longo de — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Romanian: de-a lungul — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Romanian: în lungul — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Russian: вдоль (vdolʹ) — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Scots: alang — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Serbo-Croatian: duž — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Slovak: pozdĺž — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Slovak: popri — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Lower Sorbian: pó — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Southern Altai: јаказынча (ǰakazïnča) — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Spanish: a lo largo — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Spanish: a lo largo de — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Swedish: längs — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Thai: ตาม (dtaam) — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Turkish: boyunca — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Welsh: ar hyd — by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
- Arabic: بِالتَّوَازِي مَعَ (bi-t-tawāzī maʕa) — in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on
- Arabic: بالتوازي مع (bi-t-tawāzī maʕ) — in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on
- Belarusian: уздо́ўж (uzdówž) — in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on
- Belarusian: па (pa) — in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on
- Bulgarian: по (po) — in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on
- Chinese Mandarin: 沿著 (yánzhe) — in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on
- Chinese Mandarin: 沿着 (yánzhe) — in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on
- Danish: hen ad — in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on
- Dutch: langs — in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on
- Finnish: pitkin — in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on
- German: entlang — in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on
- Icelandic: eftir — in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on
- Ido: alonge — in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on
- Macedonian: по (po) — in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on
- Malay: sepanjang — in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on
- Māori: mā — in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on
- Polish: wzdłuż — in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on
- Polish: po — in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on
- Portuguese: ao longo de — in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on
- Portuguese: por — in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on
- Romanian: de-a lungul — in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on
- Romanian: în lungul — in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on
- Russian: вдоль (vdolʹ) — in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on
- Russian: по (po) — in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on
- Scots: alang — in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on
- Slovak: po — in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on
- Spanish: por — in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on
- Spanish: a lo largo de — in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on
- Swedish: längs — in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on
- Turkish: boyunca — in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on
- Ukrainian: уздо́вж (uzdóvž) — in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on
- Ukrainian: повз (povz) — in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on
- Ukrainian: по (po) — in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on
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