along

along
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.

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  • 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; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Along — A*long [AS. gelang owing to.] (Now heard only in the prep. phrase {along of}.) [1913 Webster] {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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Along of — Along A*long [AS. gelang owing to.] (Now heard only in the prep. phrase {along of}.) [1913 Webster] {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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Along on — Along A*long [AS. gelang owing to.] (Now heard only in the prep. phrase {along of}.) [1913 Webster] {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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Along — A*long , prep. By the length of, as distinguished from across. Along the lowly lands. Dryden. [1913 Webster] The kine . . . went along the highway. 1 Sam. vi. 12. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • along — 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… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • along — See: ALL ALONG or RIGHT ALONG, COME ALONG, GET ALONG, GO ALONG, RUN ALONG, STRING ALONG …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • along — See: ALL ALONG or RIGHT ALONG, COME ALONG, GET ALONG, GO ALONG, RUN ALONG, STRING ALONG …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • Along the River During the Qingming Festival — Traditional: 清明上河圖, Simplified: 清明上河图 Artist Zhang Zeduan Year 1085 1145 Type Panoramic painting Dimen …   Wikipedia

  • Along the Road to Gundagai — is a song written by Jack O Hagan in 1922. It is well known among Australians, and one of a small number of pieces which could be considered an Australian folk tune.The town of Gundagai is a rural town of New South Wales, Australia.The first line …   Wikipedia

  • Along, Arunachal Pradesh — Infobox Indian Jurisdiction native name = Along | type = city | latd = 28.17 | longd = 94.77 locator position = left | state name = Arunachal Pradesh district = West Siang leader title = leader name = |Ajoy Baidyaaltitude = 619 population as of …   Wikipedia

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