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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.
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.
1. : forward, on. move along. 2. : from one to another. word was passed along. 3. a. : in company : as a companion. brought his wife along. often used with with.
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 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."
ALONG definition: 1. from one part of a road, river, etc. to another: 2. in a line next to something long: 3…. Learn more.
1. If you move or look along something such as a road, you move or look toward one end of it. [...] 2. If something is situated along a road, river, or corridor, it is situated in it or beside it. [...] 3. When someone or something moves along, they keep moving in a particular direction. [...] More. Grammar Question.
Definition of along preposition in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
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 ...
