along

CEFRA2

/əˈlɒŋ/

preposition · adverb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    preposition

    Moving beside or following the length of something.

  2. 02

    preposition

    Extra detail

    In a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on.

Examples

  • I was just walking along singing to myself.

  • I will go along with your plan.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

preposition

Extra meanings

  1. In company; together.

  2. By the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to.

adverb

Extra meaning

  1. Onward, forward, with progressive action.

More examples

In context

  • How is your work coming along?

  • John played the piano and everyone sang along.

  • Water whished along the boat as we rowed upstream.

Synonyms

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Origin

preposition

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