English

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Etymology

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From Middle English, from Old English andlang, from prefix and- + lang (long). Doublet of endlong.

Pronunciation

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Preposition

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along

  1. By the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to.
  2. In a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on.

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Descendants

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  • Tok Pisin: long

Translations

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Adverb

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along (not comparable)

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

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Anagrams

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Dupaningan Agta

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Noun

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along

  1. son (term of address for a male child)

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦭꦺꦴꦁ (along).

Noun

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along (plural along-along)

  1. abundant catch of fishermen

Etymology 2

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From Borneo Malay [Term?], probably cognate of Dupaningan Agta along (son) and Indonesian sulung.

Noun

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along (plural along-along)

  1. firstborn child

Etymology 3

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Noun

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along (plural along-along)

  1. Acronym of alat penolong (rescue equipment).

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Javanese

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Romanization

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along

  1. Romanization of ꦲꦭꦺꦴꦁ

Karao

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Noun

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along

  1. nosebleed

Maranao

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Noun

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along

  1. shadow

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