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- Dictionarya·long/əˈlôNG/
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 border" 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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The meaning of ALONG is in a line matching the length or direction of; also : at a point or points on. How to use along in a sentence.
B1. in a line next to something long: a row of houses along the river. Cars were parked all along the road. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. along preposition (AT A PARTICULAR PLACE) B2. at a particular place on a road, river, etc.: Somewhere along this road there's a garage.
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.
Along definition: through, on, beside, over, or parallel to the length or direction of; from one end to the other of. See examples of ALONG used in a sentence.
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."
/əˈlɒŋ/ /əˈlɔːŋ/ from one end to or towards the other end of something. They walked slowly along the road. I looked along the shelves for the book I needed. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.
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 ...
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.
through, on, beside, over, or parallel to the length or direction of; from one end to the other of: to walk along a highway; to run a border along a shelf. during; in the course of: Somewhere along the way I lost my hat. in conformity or accordance with: I plan to revise the article along the lines suggested. adv. by the length; lengthwise;
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.
