Standard Lemma guide

alongside

adv · prep · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /əˌlɒŋˈsaɪd/
  • General-American: /əˌlɔŋˈsaɪd/ without the cot–caught merger
  • General-American, cot-caught-merger, dialectal: /əˌlɑŋˈsaɪd/ of Canada
  • General-American, cot-caught-merger, dialectal: /əˈlɑŋˌsaɪd/ of Canada
  • California, Southern: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada, dialectal: /əˌlɒŋˈsaɪd/ of the US
  • Australian: /əˌlɔŋˈsɑed/
  • New-Zealand: /əˌlɒŋˈsaɪd/
  • New-Zealand: [əˌlɔ̟ŋˈsɑe̯d]
  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 L AO1 NG S AY1 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

Along the side; by the side; side by side; abreast.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • Ahoy! Bring your boat alongside.
  • All of a sudden, another car drew up alongside.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: level

Antonyms: none provided

2

prep

Meaning 2

Side by side with.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: beside, next to, abreast

Antonyms: none provided

3

prep

Meaning 3

Together with or at the same time.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The nurse worked alongside the doctor.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adverb

Meaning 4

side by side

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • anchored close aboard another ship

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: aboard

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From along + side; compare alongsides.

Across languages

Translations

50 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 旁邊 /旁边 (pángbiān) — along the side; by the side; side by side; abreast — see also side by side, abreast
  • Danish: langskibs — along the side; by the side; side by side; abreast — see also side by side, abreast
  • Estonian: kõrvuti — along the side; by the side; side by side; abreast — see also side by side, abreast
  • Finnish: vieressä — along the side; by the side; side by side; abreast — see also side by side, abreast
  • French: à côté côte à côte — along the side; by the side; side by side; abreast — see also side by side, abreast
  • French: par le travers — along the side; by the side; side by side; abreast — see also side by side, abreast
  • German: längsseits — along the side; by the side; side by side; abreast — see also side by side, abreast
  • Greek: ακοστάρισμα (akostárisma) — along the side; by the side; side by side; abreast — see also side by side, abreast
  • Greek: διπλάρωμα (diplároma) — along the side; by the side; side by side; abreast — see also side by side, abreast
  • Greek: πλεύρισμα (plévrisma) — along the side; by the side; side by side; abreast — see also side by side, abreast
  • Italian: accanto — along the side; by the side; side by side; abreast — see also side by side, abreast
  • Japanese: に沿って (ni sotte) — along the side; by the side; side by side; abreast — see also side by side, abreast
  • Norwegian Bokmål: langskips — along the side; by the side; side by side; abreast — see also side by side, abreast
  • Portuguese: ao longo de — along the side; by the side; side by side; abreast — see also side by side, abreast
  • Portuguese: ao lado — along the side; by the side; side by side; abreast — see also side by side, abreast
  • Portuguese: lado a lado — along the side; by the side; side by side; abreast — see also side by side, abreast
  • Portuguese: à beira de — along the side; by the side; side by side; abreast — see also side by side, abreast
  • Russian: вдоль (vdolʹ) — along the side; by the side; side by side; abreast — see also side by side, abreast
  • Russian: борт о́ борт (bort ó bort) — along the side; by the side; side by side; abreast — see also side by side, abreast
  • Lower Sorbian: pódla — along the side; by the side; side by side; abreast — see also side by side, abreast
  • Spanish: al costado — along the side; by the side; side by side; abreast — see also side by side, abreast
  • Spanish: al lado — along the side; by the side; side by side; abreast — see also side by side, abreast
  • Swedish: längsmed — along the side; by the side; side by side; abreast — see also side by side, abreast
  • Swedish: längs — along the side; by the side; side by side; abreast — see also side by side, abreast
  • Chinese Mandarin: 旁邊 /旁边 (pángbiān) — side by side with — see also beside, next to
  • Finnish: vieressä — side by side with — see also beside, next to
  • Finnish: rinnalla — side by side with — see also beside, next to
  • French: à côté de — side by side with — see also beside, next to
  • French: le long de — side by side with — see also beside, next to
  • French: par le travers de — side by side with — see also beside, next to
  • French: bord à bord avec — side by side with — see also beside, next to
  • Ukrainian: по́руч з (póruč z) — side by side with — see also beside, next to
  • Arabic: تَزَامُنًا (tazāmunan) — together with or at the same time
  • Arabic: بالتزامن (betazamun) — together with or at the same time
  • Chinese Mandarin: 一起 (yīqǐ) — together with or at the same time
  • Dutch: aan de zijde van — together with or at the same time
  • Esperanto: kun — together with or at the same time
  • Finnish: yhdessä — together with or at the same time
  • Finnish: rinnalla — together with or at the same time
  • Italian: a fianco — together with or at the same time
  • Italian: congiuntamente — together with or at the same time
  • Japanese: に沿って (ni sotte) — together with or at the same time
  • Norwegian Bokmål: langsmed — together with or at the same time
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: langsmed — together with or at the same time
  • Portuguese: junto a — together with or at the same time
  • Portuguese: juntamente com — together with or at the same time
  • Russian: вместе с (vmeste s) — together with or at the same time
  • Spanish: junto a — together with or at the same time
  • Spanish: al lado de — together with or at the same time
  • Spanish: yunto a — together with or at the same time
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