along
Meaning
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- By the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to.
- In a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on.
Synonyms
in accordance with
parallel to
by the side of
in company with
parallel with
from far away
accompanied by
in the course of
Frequency
Hyphenated as
a‧long
Pronounced as (IPA)
/əˈlɒŋ/
Etymology
From Middle English, from Old English andlang, from prefix and- + lang (“long”). Doublet of endlong.
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