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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

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

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

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 langsعَلَى طُول، بِمُحَاذَاةпокрайpo, podéllangs (med)entlangκατά μήκοςa lo largo demöödaدر امتداد؛ سرتاسرpitkinle long deלְאוֹרֶךसमानान्तरdužhosszábansepanjangeftir, meðframlungo; per～に沿って...을 따라서išilgaipa; garsepanjanglangslangs (med)wzdłuż, od końca do końcaao longo dede-a lungulвдоль, поpo, pozdĺžvzdolždužlängs, utmed, utefterตาม (ถนน); ขนานไปกับboyunca從一頭到令一頭，沿著вздовж, поایک سرے سے دوسرے تکdọc theo沿着

2 at a point at the end or on the length of There's a post-box somewhere along this street.inإلى جَانِب، فِي نُقْطَة مَاпо протежението наněkde dáli; langs medweiter entlangκατά μήκος κάπου ή προς το τέλοςenääresدرطول؛ در انتهاvarrellaquelque partבַקָּצֶהuzvmi menténdi suatu tempateinhvers staðar álungo～の途中に...의 도상에įvairiapusis žmogus, visų galų meistrasvisā garumāsepanjangini, langs (med)wzdłuż, naemundeva (pe/în)вдоль (по)nanaprej (na)uzlängs, utmed, utefterปลายหรือตามแนวของbir yerinde沿著вздовж, поساتھ ساتھdọc theo沿着

adv

1 onwards or forward He ran along beside me; Come along, please!saamإلى الأمَام، نَحْوَпокрайvpředu, dopředuaf sted; (kom) medmitπρος την ίδια κατεύθυνσηadelanteedasiبه جلوeteenpäinen avant (avec)קָדִימָהसाथ-साथnaprijedtovábbdi sisiáframavanti一緒に계속, 앞쪽으로blakus; līdzke arahmeeav sted; (bli) med!naprzód, dalejadiantemai departeдальше, вперёдvpredu, dopredu(korak) naprejnapredmedไปข้างหน้าyanısıra向前впередساتھcùng với向前

2 to the place mentioned I'll come along in five minutes.saamإلى المَكَان المَذْكُورна споменатото мястоtam, sem(komme) efternachστο ίδιο μέροςaquísinnaهمان جاsinneici, làעִם-dovalahovadatanghingað, þangaðqui; làずっと(언급한 곳으로) 합류하여datangmee, daar(komme) etterna miejsceaíaici; acoloна местеtam, semsem, tjas nekimdit, överไปยังoraya提及處тудиمذکورہ جگہ پرcùng đến提及处

3 in company, together I took a friend along with me.saamمَع، بِرِفْقَةзаедноs seboumedmitμαζίjunto, consigokaasaهمراهmukaanavecיָחַד עם-saegyütt vkivelbersamameðcon一緒に함께draugelīdz; kopābersamameemedrazemjuntocuс, вместеso sebou, spoluzravenzajednotillsammans medด้วยberaber一道разом з собоюمعیت میںđi 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.langsإلى جَانِب، بِمُحَاذَاةуспоредноvedle, po bokulangs med; ved siden aflängsseitsδίπλα, κοντάal lado dekõrvalدر کنار؛ به موازاتvieressäle long deלְצָד, עַל יַדबगल मेंdužmenténdi sampingsamsíða, við hliðina álungo; a fianco di並んで뱃전에gretablakus; līdzāsberdekatannaastlangs, ved siden avobok, przyao lado (de)alături (de)рядом, бок о бокvedľa, poprivzdolžuporedobredvid, jämsidesข้าง ๆyanında, yanına在...旁邊пліч-о-пліч, поручپہلو بہ پہلوsát cạnh在...旁边