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along
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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.

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

along [əˈlɒŋ]
prep
over or for the length of, esp in a more or less horizontal plane along the road
adv
1. continuing over the length of some specified thing
2. in accompaniment; together with some specified person or people he says he'd like to come along
3. forward the horse trotted along at a steady pace
4. to a more advanced state he got the work moving along
along with accompanying; together with consider the advantages along with the disadvantages
[Old English andlang, from and- against + lang long1; compare Old Frisian andlinga, Old Saxon antlang]
Usage: See at plus
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"
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"

along
preposition
1. for the length of, down, up, through He walked along the street by himself.
2. next to, near, close to, alongside, beside, adjacent to, nearby to Along each wall stretched metal filing cabinets.
adverb
1. ahead, on, forwards, in front, onwards She skipped and danced along.
2. for companionship, with you, as company, as a companion She invited everyone she knew to come along.
3. (with with) accompanied by, accompanying, together with, in the company of, at the same time as She escaped along with two other children
Translations
along [əˈlɒŋ]
When along is an element in a phrasal verb, eg get along, play along, string along, look up the verb.
A. ADV
1. (= forward)
move along there!¡circulen, por favor!
she walked alongsiguió andando
2. (= with you, us)
bring him along if you liketráelo, si quieres
are you coming along?¿tú vienes también?
3. (= here, there)
I'll be along in a momentahora voy
she'll be along tomorrowvendrá mañana
4. (in set expressions)
all alongdesde el principio
he was lying to me all alongme había mentido desde el principio
along withjunto con
he came, along with his friendél vino, junto con su amigo
B. PREPpor, a lo largo de
to walk along the streetandar por la calle
the trees along the pathlos árboles a lo largo del camino
all along the streettodo lo largo de la calle
the shop is along herela tienda está por aquí
we acted along the lines suggestedhemos obrado de acuerdo con las indicaciones que nos hicieron
somewhere along the way it fell offen alguna parte del camino se cayó
somewhere along the way or the line someone made a mistake (fig) → en un momento determinado alguien cometió un error

along [əˈlɒŋ]
preple long de
to walk along the beach → se promener le long de la plage
BUT se promener sur la plage.
the houses built along the river → les maisons construites le long de la rivière
BUT les maisons construites au bord de la rivière.
adv
to hop along → avancer en sautillant
to limp along → avancer en boitant
He was limping along → Il avançait en boitant.
to bring sb along → amener qn
to come along → venir
Is he coming along? → Vient-il avec nous?
to be along
I'll be along in a minute → Je viens dans une minute.
halfway along → à mi-chemin
all along (= since the beginning) → depuis le début
He was lying to me all along → Il m'a menti depuis le début.
along with → avec

along
prep (direction) → entlang (+acc), → lang (+acc) (inf); (position) → entlang (+dat); he walked along the riverer ging den or an dem Fluss entlang; somewhere along the wayirgendwo unterwegs or auf dem Weg; (fig)irgendwann einmal; somewhere along here/thereirgendwo hier(herum)/dort(herum); (= in this/that direction)irgendwo in dieser Richtung/der Richtung; the Red Lion? isn’t that somewhere along your way?der Rote Löwe? ist der nicht irgendwo in Ihrer Nähe or Gegend? ? all 5
adv
(= onwards)weiter-, vorwärts; to move alongweitergehen; he was just strolling alonger ist bloß so dahingeschlendert; run alongnun lauf!; he’ll be along sooner muss gleich da sein; I’ll be along about eightich komme ungefähr um acht; are you coming? — yes, I’ll be along in a minutekommst du? — ja, (ich komme) gleich
(= together) along withzusammen mit; to come/sing along with somebodymit jdm mitkommen/mitsingen; take an umbrella alongnimm einen Schirm mit

along [əˈlɒŋ]
1. adv to move along (person, car) → andare avanti
he was hopping/limping along → veniva saltellando/zoppicando
come along with me → vieni con me
are you coming along? → vieni anche tu?
move along there! → muovetevi, avanti! (said by policeman) → circolare!
along with the others → con gli altri, insieme agli altri
take it along → prendilo con te
I knew all along → sapevo fin dall'inizio
2. preplungo
to walk along the street → camminare lungo la strada
the trees along the path → gli alberi lungo il sentiero
along here → per di qua
somewhere along the way (also fig) → da qualche parte lungo la strada

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 從一端到另一端,沿著 вздовж, по ایک سرے سے دوسرے تک dọc theo 沿
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 κάπου κατά μήκος 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 (길 등의) 도중에 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 沿邊某處 вздовж, по ساتھ ساتھ dọc theo 沿
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 앞으로 blakus; līdz ke arah mee av sted; (bli) med! naprzód, dalej adiante mai departe дальше, вперёд vpredu, dopredu (korak) naprej napred med ไปข้างหน้า yanısıra 持續進行,向前 вперед ساتھ cùng với
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 paikalle ici, là עִם- do valahova datang hingað, þangað qui; ずっと (언급한 곳으로) 합류하여 datang mee, daar (komme) etter na miejsce aici; acolo на месте tam, sem sem, tja s nekim dit, över ไปยัง oraya 到提及的地點 туди مذکورہ جگہ پر cùng đến
3 in company, together I took a friend along with me. saam مَع، بِرِفْقَة заедно s sebou med mit μαζί junto, consigo kaasa همراه yhdessä avec יָחַד עם- sa együtt vkivel bersama með con 一緒に ...와 함께 drauge līdz; kopā bersama mee med razem junto cu с, вместе so sebou, spolu zraven zajedno tillsammans med ด้วย beraber 隨同,一道 разом з собою معیت میں đi theo
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 vierellä le long de לְצָד, עַל יַד बगल में duž mentén di samping samsíða, við hliðina á lungo; a fianco di 並んで ...의 옆쪽에 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 ...

along على طول podél langs entlang παραπλεύρως a lo largo de mukaan le long de uz lungo ・・・に沿って ...을 따라 langs langsmed wzdłuż ao longo de вдоль längs คู่กันกับ boyunca dọc theo 顺着


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