[ US /əˈɫɔŋ/ ]
[ UK /ɐlˈɒŋ/ ]
ADVERB
  1. 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
  2. in accompaniment or as a companion
    his little sister came along to the movies
    working along with his father
    I brought my camera along
  3. to a more advanced state
    hurrying their education along
    getting along in years
    well along in their research
    the work is moving along
  4. 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
  5. 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.
  • 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.
  • A lot of the wrinklies, in fact, come along with holes in their shirts and jerseys.
  • 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.
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