along

preposition
a·long
/əˈlɒŋ/

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

Example

“Water whished along the boat as we rowed upstream.”

Other meanings

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

Related words

cosy along
crack along
drift along
fool along
gee along
hum along
push along
ramp along
sling along
worry along
grub along
follow along

Example sentences

“Do dogs and cats really not get along?”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“They took a sunset cruise along the coastline.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“Cut along the dotted line.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Old English "andlang".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “along” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.