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along, on

(adverb) with a forward motion; “we drove along admiring the view”; “the horse trotted along at a steady pace”; “the circus traveled on to the next city”; “move along”; “march on”

along

(adverb) in accompaniment or as a companion; “his little sister came along to the movies”; “I brought my camera along”; “working along with his father”

along

(adverb) in addition (usually followed by ‘with’); “we sent them food and some clothing went along in the package”; “along with the package came a bill”; “consider the advantages along with the disadvantages”

along

(adverb) to a more advanced state; “the work is moving along”; “well along in their research”; “hurrying their education along”; “getting along in years”

along

(adverb) in line with a length or direction (often followed by ‘by’ or ‘beside’); “pass the word along”; “ran along beside me”; “cottages along by the river”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Preposition

along

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

• alongst (archaic)

• endlong (dialectal)

Adverb

along (not comparable)

In company; together.

Onward, forward, with progressive action.

Synonyms

• alongst (archaic)

Anagrams

• Anglo, Anglo-, Golan, Logan, NALGO, anglo, anglo-, logan, long a, longa

Source: Wiktionary

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A*long", adv. Etym: [OE. along, anlong, AS. andlang, along; pref. and- (akin to OFris. ond-, OHG. ant-, Ger. ent-, Goth. and-, anda-, L. ante, Gr. anti, over against) + lang long. See Long.]

1. By the length; in a line with the length; lengthwise. Some laid along . . . on spokes of wheels are hung. Dryden.

2. In a line, or with a progressive motion; onward; forward. We will go along by the king's highway. Numb. xxi. 22. He struck with his o'ertaking wings, And chased us south along. Coleridge.

3. In company; together. He to England shall along with you. Shak. All along, all trough the course of; during the whole time; throughout. "I have all along declared this to be a neutral paper." Addison.

– To get along, to get on; to make progress, as in business. "She 'll get along in heaven better than you or I." Mrs. Stowe.

A*long", prep.

Definition: By the length of, as distinguished from across. "Along the lowly lands." Dryden. The kine . . . went along the highway. 1 Sam. vi. 12.

A*long". Etym: [AS. gelang owing to.]

Definition: (Now heard only in the prep. phrase along of.) Along of, Along on, often shortened to Long of, prep. phr., owing to; on account of. [Obs. or Low. Eng.] "On me is not along thin evil fare." Chaucer. "And all this is long of you." Shak. "This increase of price is all along of the foreigners." London Punch.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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