along
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English, from Old English andlang, from prefix and- + lang (“long”). Doublet of endlong.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈlɒŋ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /əˈlɔŋ/
- (US with the cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA(key): /əˈlɑŋ/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɒŋ, -ɔŋ
- Hyphenation: a‧long
Preposition edit
along
- By the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to.
- 1892, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, “The Adventure of the Copper Beeches”, in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes[1], page 294:
- They were waiting for me in the drawing-room, which is a very large room, stretching along the entire front of the house, with three long windows reaching down to the floor
- 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter III, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y., London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
- My hopes wa'n't disappointed. I never saw clams thicker than they was along them inshore flats. I filled my dreener in no time, and then it come to me that 'twouldn't be a bad idee to get a lot more, take 'em with me to Wellmouth, and peddle 'em out. Clams was fairly scarce over that side of the bay and ought to fetch a fair price.
- 2013 July-August, Stephen P. Lownie, David M. Pelz, “Stents to Prevent Stroke”, in American Scientist:
- As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels.
- In a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Samuel 1 1-Chapter-6/#2 6:2:
- The kine […] went along the highway.
- 1852, Mrs M.A. Thompson, “The Tutor's Daughter”, in Graham's American Monthly Magazine of Literature, Art, and Fashion[2], page 266:
- In the lightness of my heart I sang catches of songs as my horse gayly bore me along the well-remembered road.
- 1892, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, “The Boscombe Valley Mystery”, in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes[3], page 93:
- Swiftly and silently he made his way along the track which ran through the meadows.
- 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter XIII, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y., London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
- We tiptoed into the house, up the stairs and along the hall into the room where the Professor had been spending so much of his time.
Synonyms edit
Descendants edit
- → Tok Pisin: long
Translations edit
by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
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in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on
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Adverb edit
along (not comparable)
- In company; together.
- John played the piano and everyone sang along.
- 2017 June 26, Alexis Petridis, “Glastonbury 2017 verdict: Radiohead, Foo Fighters, Lorde, Stormzy and more”, in the Guardian[4]:
- From The Best of You to The Pretender, their own material invariably came equipped with huge choruses designed to be bellowed along to; they covered Another One Bites the Dust and Under Pressure; they gave every impression of being willing to play all night were it not for the curfew.
- Onward, forward, with progressive action.
- Don't stop here. Just move along.
- 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter I, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y., London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
- I stumbled along through the young pines and huckleberry bushes. Pretty soon I struck into a sort of path that, I cal'lated, might lead to the road I was hunting for. It twisted and turned, and, the first thing I knew, made a sudden bend around a bunch of bayberry scrub and opened out into a big clear space like a lawn.
Synonyms edit
- alongst (archaic)
Derived terms edit
terms derived from the preposition or adverb
- all along
- along about
- along of
- alongshelf
- alongshore
- alongside
- along the lines
- along the lines of
- along the way
- along those lines
- along with
- be along
- bring along
- clapalong
- come-along
- come along
- cut along
- drag-along right
- get along
- get along
- git along
- go-along
- go along
- go along to get along
- happen along
- help along
- herealong
- hitch in one's get-along
- home-along
- jolly along
- knitalong
- lie along
- light along
- move along
- muddle along
- pass along
- play along
- poke along
- pootle along
- read along
- read-along
- ride along
- ride-along
- rip along
- rock along
- rub along
- run along
- scrape along
- sing along
- singalong
- sing-along
- somewhere along the line
- string along
- sweep along
- tag along
- tag-along right
- tagger-along
- tear along
- therealong
- trundle along
- upalong
- walkalong
- wherealong
Translations edit
in company, together
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onward, forward
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Anagrams edit
Dupaningan Agta edit
Noun edit
along
- son (term of address for a male child)
Indonesian edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Javanese ꦲꦭꦺꦴꦁ (along), probably from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aluŋ (“shade, shadow”), from Proto-Austronesian *aluŋ (“shade, shadow”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
along (first-person possessive alongku, second-person possessive alongmu, third-person possessive alongnya)
Etymology 2 edit
From Borneo Malay [Term?], probably cognate of Dupaningan Agta along (“son”) and Indonesian sulung.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
along (first-person possessive alongku, second-person possessive alongmu, third-person possessive alongnya)
Etymology 3 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
along (first-person possessive alongku, second-person possessive alongmu, third-person possessive alongnya)
- Acronym of alat penolong (“rescue equipment”)..
Further reading edit
- “along” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Karao edit
Noun edit
along
Maranao edit
Noun edit
along