along

a·long  (-lông, -lng)

prep.

1. Over the length of: walked along the path.

2. On a line or course parallel and close to; continuously beside: rowed along the shore; the trees along the avenue.

3. In accordance with: The committee split along party lines over the issue.

adv.

1. Forward; onward: We drove along, admiring the view. Farther along, we passed a hitchhiker.

2. As a companion: Bring your friend along.

3. In accompaniment or association; together: packed an atlas along with other books. See Usage Note at together.

4. With one; at hand: Luckily, I had my camera along. Our guests should be along soon.

5. Informal Advanced to some degree: getting along in years.

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[Middle English, from Old English andlang, extending opposite : and-, facing; see ant- in Indo-European roots + lang, long; see long¹.]

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along

prep

over part or all of the length of: we were going along the railway tracks

Adverb

1. moving forward: they were roaring along at 40mph

2. in company with another or others: let them go along for the ride

3. along with together with: I'm including the good days along with the bad [Old English andlang]

USAGE: See at plus.

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	along - with a forward motion; "we drove along admiring the view"; "the horse trotted along at a steady pace"; "the circus traveled on to the next city"; "move along"; "march on" on
	2.	along - in accompaniment or as a companion; "his little sister came along to the movies"; "I brought my camera along"; "working along with his father"
	3.	along - to a more advanced state; "the work is moving along"; "well along in their research"; "hurrying their education along"; "getting along in years"
	4.	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"
	5.	along - in line with a length or direction (often followed by `by' or `beside'); "pass the word along"; "ran along beside me"; "cottages along by the river"

Translations

along [əˈlɔŋ] prep → a lo largo de, por

adv is he coming along with us? → ¿viene con nosotros?;

he was limping along → iba cojeando;

along with → junto con;

all along (= all the time) → desde el principio

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along [əˈlɔŋ] prep → le long de

adv is he coming along with us? → vient-il avec nous?;

he was hopping/limping along → il venait or avançait en sautillant/boitant;

along with → avec, en plus de; [person] → en compagnie de;

all along (= all the time) → depuis le début

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along [əˈlɔŋ] prep → entlang +acc

adv is he coming along with us? → kommt er mit?;

he was hopping/limping along → er hüpfte/humpelte daher;

along with (together with) → zusammen mit;

all along (all the time) → die ganze Zeit

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along [əˈlɔŋ] prep → lungo

adv is he coming along? → viene con noi?;

he was hopping/limping along → veniva saltellando/zoppicando;

along with → insieme con

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along

prep along [əˈloŋ]

1 from one end to the other He walked along several streets; The wall runs along the river. langs, al langs عَلَى طُول، بِمُحَاذَاة покрай po, podél langs (med) entlang κατά μήκος a lo largo de mööda در امتداد؛ سرتاسر pitkin le long de לְאוֹרֶך समानान्तर duž hosszában sepanjang eftir, meðfram lungo; per ～に沿って ...을 따라서 išilgai pa; gar sepanjang langs langs (med) wzdłuż, od końca do końca ao longo de de-a lungul вдоль, по po, pozdĺž vzdolž duž längs, utmed, utefter ตาม (ถนน); ขนานไปกับ boyunca 從一頭到令一頭，沿著 вздовж, по ایک سرے سے دوسرے تک dọc theo 沿着

2 at a point at the end or on the length of There's a post-box somewhere along this street. in إلى جَانِب، فِي نُقْطَة مَا по протежението на někde dál i; langs med weiter entlang κατά μήκος κάπου ή προς το τέλος en ääres درطول؛ در انتها varrella quelque part בַקָּצֶה uz vmi mentén di suatu tempat einhvers staðar á lungo ～の途中に ...의 도상에 įvairiapusis žmogus, visų galų meistras visā garumā sepanjang in i, langs (med) wzdłuż, na em undeva (pe/în) вдоль (по) na naprej (na) uz längs, utmed, utefter ปลายหรือตามแนวของ bir yerinde 沿著 вздовж, по ساتھ ساتھ dọc theo 沿着

adv

1 onwards or forward He ran along beside me; Come along, please! saam إلى الأمَام، نَحْوَ покрай vpředu, dopředu af sted; (kom) med mit προς την ίδια κατεύθυνση adelante edasi به جلو eteenpäin en avant (avec) קָדִימָה साथ-साथ naprijed tovább di sisi áfram avanti 一緒に 계속, 앞쪽으로 blakus; līdz ke arah mee av sted; (bli) med! naprzód, dalej adiante mai departe дальше, вперёд vpredu, dopredu (korak) naprej napred med ไปข้างหน้า yanısıra 向前 вперед ساتھ cùng với 向前

2 to the place mentioned I'll come along in five minutes. saam إلى المَكَان المَذْكُور на споменатото място tam, sem (komme) efter nach στο ίδιο μέρος aquí sinna همان جا sinne ici, là עִם- do valahova datang hingað, þangað qui; là ずっと (언급한 곳으로) 합류하여 datang mee, daar (komme) etter na miejsce aí aici; acolo на месте tam, sem sem, tja s nekim dit, över ไปยัง oraya 提及處 туди مذکورہ جگہ پر cùng đến 提及处

3 in company, together I took a friend along with me. saam مَع، بِرِفْقَة заедно s sebou med mit μαζί junto, consigo kaasa همراه mukaan avec יָחַד עם- sa együtt vkivel bersama með con 一緒に 함께 drauge līdz; kopā bersama mee med razem junto cu с, вместе so sebou, spolu zraven zajedno tillsammans med ด้วย beraber 一道 разом з собою معیت میں đi theo 一道

prepositio / adv aˌlongˈside

beside or close to (the side of a ship, a pier etc) He berthed alongside his friend's boat. langs إلى جَانِب، بِمُحَاذَاة успоредно vedle, po boku langs med; ved siden af längsseits δίπλα, κοντά al lado de kõrval در کنار؛ به موازات vieressä le long de לְצָד, עַל יַד बगल में duž mentén di samping samsíða, við hliðina á lungo; a fianco di 並んで 뱃전에 greta blakus; līdzās berdekatan naast langs, ved siden av obok, przy ao lado (de) alături (de) рядом, бок о бок vedľa, popri vzdolž uporedo bredvid, jämsides ข้าง ๆ yanında, yanına 在...旁邊 пліч-о-пліч, поруч پہلو بہ پہلو sát cạnh 在...旁边