alongpreposition
uk/əˈlɒŋ/us/əˈlɑːŋ/along preposition (FROM ONE END TO ANOTHER)
A2 from one part of a road, river, etc. to another:
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- We walked along the beach collecting small crabs in a bucket.
- The room was so dark, I had to feel my way along the wall to the door.
- The children ran down the bank, over the bridge and along the path.
- Halfway along the wall he overbalanced and fell.
- Cut along the dotted line.
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Through, across, opposite and against
- across
- across country idiom
- agin
- catty-corner
- country
- cross
- cross-country
- front
- give
- give onto sth
- on
- opposite
- other
- overland
- through
- thru
- to
- trans
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along preposition (NEXT TO)
B1 in a line next to something long:
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- Machine guns were mounted along the heights behind the town.
- She arranged her birthday cards along the shelf.
- She planted rose bushes along the length of the garden.
- Tall, luxuriant plants grew along the river bank.
- Thousands of troops have massed along the border in preparation for an invasion.
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Next to and beside
- abreast
- adjacent
- adjoining
- alongside
- appose
- beside
- border
- contiguous
- coterminous
- elbow
- neighbouring
- next door
- on
- shoulder
- shoulder to shoulder idiom
- side
- surround
- to
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along preposition (AT A PARTICULAR PLACE)
B2 at a particular place on a road, river, etc.:
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General location and orientation
- -oriented
- about
- anterior
- around
- back onto sth
- bearing
- direction
- far
- front
- frontal
- hind
- nearside
- offside
- on-site
- orientated
- overleaf
- position
- positional
- round
- spot
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Idiom(s)
alongadverb
uk/əˈlɒŋ/us/əˈlɑːŋ/along adverb (FORWARD)
B1 moving forward:
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- The coins jingled in her pocket as she walked along.
- She struggled along with an armful of clothes.
- You'll find the shampoo and the soap in the fourth aisle along from the entrance.
- We were going along at about 50 miles an hour.
- If you move along a bit, Tess can sit next to me.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Through, across, opposite and against
- across
- across country idiom
- agin
- catty-corner
- country
- cross
- cross-country
- front
- give
- give onto sth
- on
- opposite
- other
- overland
- through
- thru
- to
- trans
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along adverb (WITH YOU)
B1 with you:
B2 in addition to someone or something else:
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- Frank always took a couple of heavies along with him when he went collecting his debts.
- I don't think you'll persuade David to come along to tonight's meeting - he's not much of a joiner.
- He's welcome to come along, provided that he behaves himself.
- She brought along a couple of sulky looking kids who didn't say a word all evening.
- He brought along his wife, a vivacious blonde, some 20 years his junior.
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Acting, being or existing together
- accompanying
- accord
- allied
- ally
- alongside
- as one man idiom
- bedfellow
- bosom
- formation
- gang
- gang up
- hand in glove idiom
- harness
- joint
- put sth together
- put their heads together idiom
- stand together
- swarm
- synergy
- tandem
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