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- Dictionaryalong/əˈlɒŋ/
preposition
- 1. moving in a constant direction on (a road, path, or any more or less horizontal surface): "soon we were driving along a narrow road" Similar
- 2. extending in a more or less horizontal line on: "cars were parked along the grass verge" Similar
adverb
- 1. moving in a constant direction on a road, path, or any more or less horizontal surface: "he continued to plod along" Similar
- 2. in or into company with others: "he had brought along a friend of his" Similar
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ALONG definition: 1. from one part of a road, river, etc. to another: 2. in a line next to something long: 3. at a…. Learn more.
1. : forward, on. move along. 2. : from one to another.
Along definition: through, on, beside, over, or parallel to the length or direction of; from one end to the other of. See examples of ALONG used in a sentence.
If someone or something is coming along or is sent along, they are coming or being sent to a particular place. She invited everyone she knew to come along. He had the material tested and sent along the results.
Definition of along preposition in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Along means "moving constantly in line with." When you walk along the road, you're going forward, keeping the road at your side. You can move along a path or drive along a highway, and you can also figuratively move along: "I learned a lot along the way."
1. continuing over the length of some specified thing. 2. in accompaniment; together with some specified person or people: he says he'd like to come along. 3. forward: the horse trotted along at a steady pace.
ALONG definition: 1. from one part of a road, river, etc to another: 2. in a line next to something long: 3. at a…. Learn more.
along. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English a‧long1 /əˈlɒŋ $ əˈlɒːŋ/ S1 W1 adverb 1 going forward I was driving along, thinking about Chris. a group of children walking along in a line 2 → go/come along 3 → take/bring somebody/something along 4 → be/come along 5 → come/go/get along 6 → along with somebody ...
by the length; lengthwise; parallel to or in a line with the length or direction: He ran along beside me. with a progressive motion; onward: The police ordered the line to move along. (of time) some way on: along toward evening. in company; in agreement (usually fol. by with): I'll go along with you.
