[
US
/əˈɫɔŋ/
]
[ UK /ɐlˈɒŋ/ ]
[ UK /ɐlˈɒŋ/ ]
ADVERB
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in line with a length or direction (often followed by `by' or `beside')
cottages along by the river
pass the word along
ran along beside me -
in accompaniment or as a companion
his little sister came along to the movies
working along with his father
I brought my camera along -
to a more advanced state
hurrying their education along
getting along in years
well along in their research
the work is moving along -
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 -
with a forward motion
we drove along admiring the view
move along
the circus traveled on to the next city
the horse trotted along at a steady pace
march on
How To Use along In A Sentence
- The buildings are usually gabled, with rows of tiles along the ridges of the roofs.
- A lot of the wrinklies, in fact, come along with holes in their shirts and jerseys.
- He watched them disappear from his view, his father still waddling along with that bloody basket.
- That gave us the time to move arbalests and mangonels into position along the walls.
- The major problem is punters here expect a diet of top-class football along with decent grub. The Sun
- Thell Torrence's name may not be familiar to the average fight fan but he, along with a couple of others, is the premier teacher of the manly art in the USA.
- But if you're just play-acting, RP is all a bit of fun, along with the humorous OOC asides. "Grow till tall. They all, in the end, will fall."
- Those morning glories are grown every year along the south face of the historic, well-preserved post-and-beam barn that is the center of Heritage Farm; the 890-acre spread a few miles north of Decorah that Seed Savers Exchange now calls home. Kurt Michael Friese: Memories of a Life Spent Saving Seeds
- I am thinking about taking one row of raspberries away, maybe exchange the other one as well for a newer kind with bigger berries in, so we can have a bit more room for flowers along the allotment border.
- Marriage followed alongside a comfortable life on the cosy road to middle-class success.