along
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English from Old English andlang from prefix and- + lang (“‘long’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /əˈlɒŋ/, SAMPA: /@"lQN/
- (US) IPA: /əˈlɔŋ/, SAMPA: /@"lON/
- Audio (US)help, file
- Hyphenation: a‧long
[edit] Preposition
along
- By the length; in a line with the length; lengthwise.
- They were waiting for me in the drawing-room, which is a very large room, stretching along the entire front of the house, with three long windows reaching down to the floor. — Doyle
- In a line, or with a progressive motion; onward; forward.
- Swiftly and silently he made his way along the track which ran through the meadows. — Doyle
[edit] Derived terms
Terms derived from the prepositional sense of along
[edit] Translations
by the length; in a line with the length; lengthwise
in a line, or with a progressive motion; onward; forward
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[edit] Adverb
along
- In company; together.
- I am going to the store. Do you want to come along with me?
- Onward, forward, with progressive action.
- Don't stop here. Just move along.
- 1852, Mrs M.A. Thompson, “The Tutor's Daughter”, in Graham's American Monthly Magazine of Literature, Art, and Fashion[1], page 266:
- In the lightness of my heart I sang catches of songs as my horse gayly bore me along the well-remembered road.
[edit] Translations
in company, together
onward, forward
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