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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ALONG', adv. [See Long.]
1. By the length; lengthwise; in a line with the length; as, the troops marched along the bank of the river, or along the highway. 2 Samuel 6.
2. Onward; in a line, or with a progressive motion; as, a meteor glides along the sky; let us walk along.
All along signifies the whole length; through the whole distance; in the whole way or length.
Ishmael went forth, weeping all along as he went. Jeremiah 41. 2 Samuel 28.
Along with signifies in company; joined with; as, Go along with us. Sometimes with is omitted;
Come then, my friend, my genius, come along.
Along side, in seamen's language, that is, by the length or in a line with the side, signifies side by side, as by another ship or by the side of a wharf.
Along shore is by the shore or coast, lengthwise, and near the shore.
Lying along is lying on the side, or pressed down by the weight of sail.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adv
1: 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" [syn: along, on]
2: 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: to a more advanced state; "the work is moving along"; "well along in their research"; "hurrying their education along"; "getting along in years"
4: 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: 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"

Merriam Webster's

I. preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English andlang, from and- against + lang long — more at ante- Date: before 12th century 1. in a line matching the length or direction of <walking along the road>; also at a point or points on <a house along the river> 2. in the course of <made stops along the way> 3. in accordance with ; in <a new agreement along the lines of the first> II. adverb Date: 14th century 1. forward, on <move along> 2. from one to another <word was passed along> 3. a. in company ; as a companion <brought his wife along> — often used with with <walked to school along with her friends> b. in association — used with with <work along with colleagues> 4. a. sometime within a specified or implied extent of time — usually used with about <along about July 17> b. at or to an advanced point <plans are far along> 5. in addition ; also — usually used with with <a bill came along with the package> 6. at hand ; as a necessary or useful item <brought an extra one along> <had his gun along> 7. on hand ; there <tell him I'll be along to see him>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

prep. & adv. --prep. 1 from one end to the other end of (a handkerchief with lace along the edge). 2 on or through any part of the length of (was walking along the road). 3 beside or through the length of (shelves stood along the wall). --adv. 1 onward; into a more advanced state (come along; getting along nicely). 2 at or to a particular place; arriving (I'll be along soon). 3 in company with a person, esp. oneself (bring a book along). 4 beside or through part or the whole length of a thing. Phrases and idioms: along with in addition to; together with. Etymology: OE andlang f. WG, rel. to LONG(1)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Along A*long" [AS. gelang owing to.] (Now heard only in the prep. phrase along of.) Along of, Along on, often shortened to Long of, prep. phr., owing to; on account of. [Obs. or Low. Eng.] ``On me is not along thin evil fare.'' --Chaucer. ``And all this is long of you.'' --Shak. ``This increase of price is all along of the foreigners.'' --London Punch.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Along A*long" (?; 115), adv. [OE. along, anlong, AS. andlang, along; pref. and- (akin to OFris. ond-, OHG. ant-, Ger. ent-, Goth. and-, anda-, L. ante, Gr. ?, Skr. anti, over against) + lang long. See Long.] 1. By the length; in a line with the length; lengthwise. Some laid along . . . on spokes of wheels are hung. --Dryden. 2. In a line, or with a progressive motion; onward; forward. We will go along by the king's highway. --Numb. xxi. 22. He struck with his o'ertaking wings, And chased us south along. --Coleridge. 3. In company; together. He to England shall along with you. --Shak. All along, all through the course of; during the whole time; throughout. ``I have all along declared this to be a neutral paper.'' --Addison. To get along, to get on; to make progress, as in business. ``She 'll get along in heaven better than you or I.'' --Mrs. Stowe.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Along A*long", prep. By the length of, as distinguished from across. ``Along the lowly lands.'' --Dryden. The kine . . . went along the highway. --1 Sam. vi. 12.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown below, 'along' is used in phrasal verbs such as 'go along with', 'play along', and 'string along'. 1. If you move or look along something such as a road, you move or look towards one end of it. Newman walked along the street alone... The young man led Mark Ryle along a corridor... I looked along the length of the building. PREP 2. If something is situated along a road, river, or corridor, it is situated in it or beside it. ...enormous traffic jams all along the roads. ...houses built on piles along the river... PREP 3. When someone or something moves along, they keep moving in a particular direction. She skipped and danced along... The wide road was blocked solid with traffic that moved along sluggishly. ADV: ADV after v 4. If you say that something is going along in a particular way, you mean that it is progressing in that way. ...the negotiations which have been dragging along interminably... My life is going along nicely. ADV: ADV after v 5. If you take someone or something along when you go somewhere, you take them with you. This is open to women of all ages, so bring along your friends and colleagues... ADV: ADV after v 6. If someone or something is coming along or is sent along, they are coming or being sent to a particular place. She invited everyone she knew to come along... ADV: ADV after v 7. You use along with to mention someone or something else that is also involved in an action or situation. The baby's mother escaped from the fire along with two other children... PREP-PHRASE 8. If something has been true or been present all along, it has been true or been present throughout a period of time. I've been fooling myself all along... PHRASE: PHR with cl, PHR after v 9. along the way: see way

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

a-long': Corresponding to two different Hebrew words, Jud 9:25; 1Sa 6:12; Jer 41:6, joined with "come" and "go," vividly describes a course that is taken--it emphasizes its directness and immediateness. In Jud 7:12, "lay along in the valley," probably means "all the length" or "at length."

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. ad. 1. Lengthwise, longitudinally, in a line. 2. Onward, forward. 3. Together, in company, beside, side by side, at the same time, simultaneously. II. prep. By or over, by the side of, on the border, bank, or shore of, through, alongst.

Moby Thesaurus

abeam, abreast, additionally, ahead, along by, alongside, as well, at length, beside, by, en route to, endlong, endways, endwise, for, forth, forward, forwards, furthermore, in length, lengthways, lengthwise, likewise, longitudinally, longways, longwise, moreover, on, onward, onwards, too, yea, yet