along

Meaning

Prep

1. By the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to.
2. In a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on.

Adv

1. In company; together.
2. Onward, forward, with progressive action.

Hyphenated as

a‧long

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈlɒŋ/

Etymology

From Middle English, from Old English andlang, from prefix and- + lang (“long”). Doublet of endlong.

Sentences

The Wisconsin River runs along the southern edge of the village .

Two women riding their bicycles along a dirt road .

Two men in turbans are walking along a city street .

The Schlitterbahn Water Park is built along a stretch of the river .

Both paintings , along with seven others , were intended for Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery .

A ritzy limousine was driving along the fifth avenue .