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Dictionary: a·long   (ə-lông', ə-lŏng') pronunciation
prep.
  1. Over the length of: walked along the path.
  2. On a line or course parallel and close to; continuously beside: rowed along the shore; the trees along the avenue.
  3. In accordance with: The committee split along party lines over the issue.
adv.
  1. Forward; onward: We drove along, admiring the view. Farther along, we passed a hitchhiker.
  2. As a companion: Bring your friend along.
  3. In accompaniment or association; together: packed an atlas along with other books. See Usage Note at together.
  4. With one; at hand: Luckily, I had my camera along. Our guests should be along soon.
  5. Informal. Advanced to some degree: getting along in years.

[Middle English, from Old English andlang, extending opposite : and-, facing + lang, long; see long1.]


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Definition: near
Antonyms: far

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Definition: together with
Antonyms: apart, separate


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IN BRIEF: Over or following the length of.

pronunciation Art is like a border of flowers along the course of civilization. — Lincoln Steffens

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Dansk (Danish)
prep. - langs, langs med
adv. - videre, afsted

idioms:

  • along the back of    langs med det bageste
  • along the front of    langs med det forreste
  • along the way    henad vejen
  • along with    sammen med
  • get along    enes, komme godt ud af det sammen
  • get along with    gå godt i spænd med, komme godt ud af det med
  • go along    gå i gang, fortsætte
  • go along with    gå i gang med, fortsætte med
  • have to get along without    må klare sig uden

Nederlands (Dutch)
langs, mee(genomen), gevorderd, van de een naar de ander, samen met, paraat

Français (French)
prep. - le long de, devant, après, au bord de, conformément
adv. - en avant, avec (qn)

idioms:

  • along the back of    longer par derrière
  • along the front of    longer par devant
  • along the way    en cours de route, chemin faisant
  • along with    avec
  • be along    arriver de suite
  • get along    s'en aller, partir, progresser, se débrouiller, (bien) s'entendre avec
  • get along with    (bien) s'entendre avec (qn)
  • go along    suivre son chemin, procéder à, suivre, être d'accord
  • go along with    coopérer avec, accepter, approuver
  • have to get along without    devoir se débrouiller sans

Deutsch (German)
prep. - entlang, an ... vorbei
adv. - vorwärts, weiter

idioms:

  • along the back of    hinter .. entlang
  • along the front of    vor .. entlang
  • along the way    unterwegs
  • along with    mit
  • be along    Ich komme gleich/ sobald ich kann
  • get along    vorankommen, sich durchschlagen, zurechtkommen
  • get along with    auskommen mit
  • go along    entlanggehen, vorbeiführen an, hingehen, vorangehen
  • go along with    einverstanden sein mit, gleicher Ansicht sein
  • have to get along without    ohne auskommen müssen

Ελληνική (Greek)
prep. - κατά μήκος, παραπλεύρως σε

idioms:

  • along the back of    στο πίσω μέρος
  • along the front of    στο μπρος μέρος
  • along the way    κατά τη διαδρομή, στο δρόμο μου
  • along with    μαζί με
  • come along    εμφανίζομαι, (κατα)φθάνω, (προσ)έρχομαι, προχωρώ, καλυτερεύω, έρχομαι ή πάω μαζί, βιάζομαι, κάνω γρήγορα
  • get along    προχωρώ, πηγαίνω, φεύγω, κουτσοκαταφέρνω
  • get along with    τα πηγαίνω (καλά ή κακά) με
  • go along    προχωρώ, φεύγω
  • go along with    συμπορεύομαι με, συμφωνώ με, ταιριάζω με
  • have to get along without    αναγκάζομαι να τα βγάλω πέρα χωρίς

Italiano (Italian)
lungo, accanto a

idioms:

  • along the back of    dietro a
  • along the front of    davanti a
  • along the way    cammin facendo
  • along with    insieme a
  • get along    cavarsela
  • get along with    andare d'accordo con
  • go along    accompagnare
  • go along with    accettare
  • have to get along without    dovere fare a meno di

Português (Portuguese)
prep. - de uma extremidade a outra, ao longo de, junto a

idioms:

  • along the back of    ao longo dos fundos de
  • along the front of    ao longo de frente de
  • along the way    ao longo do caminho
  • along with    junto com
  • get along    ter sucesso, prosperar
  • get along with    concordar com
  • go along    andar
  • go along with    andar com
  • have to get along without    ter de ir embora sem

Русский (Russian)
вдоль, по

idioms:

  • along the back of    позади вдоль
  • along the front of    впереди вдоль
  • along the way    по пути
  • along with    наряду с
  • get along    уйти, ладить
  • get along with    ладить с кем-то
  • go along    согласовываться, сопровождать
  • go along with    путешествовать вместе с кем-то, одобрить, согласиться с
  • have to get along without    быть вынужден обходиться без

Español (Spanish)
prep. - por, a lo largo de, según, durante
adv. - a lo largo de, según

idioms:

  • along the back of    por detrás de
  • along the front of    por delante de
  • along the way    por el camino
  • along with    junto con
  • be along    acompañar, ir con, venir con
  • get along    arreglárselas, hacer progresos, encontrarse mejor, mejorar, marcharse, seguir, continuar
  • get along with    entenderse con, llevarse bien con, seguir, continuar
  • go along    acompañar, seguir, continuar, pasar por, marchar
  • go along with    estar de acuerdo con, acompañar, secundar
  • have to get along without    tener que prescindir de

Svenska (Swedish)
prep. - längs, utefter

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
沿着, 顺着, 向前, 带着, 一起, 来到

idioms:

  • along the back of    沿着...的后面, 在...的后沿
  • along the front of    在...的前沿
  • along the way    循路, 在...的过程中
  • along with    与...在一起, 在...以外
  • get along    生活, 进展, 融洽相处
  • get along with    与...和睦相处, 仍继续使用, 应付..., 在...方面进展
  • go along    进行, 同意, 继续, 合作
  • go along with    一起去, 附和, 赞同
  • have to get along without    没有...也必须过下去

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
prep. - 沿著, 順著
adv. - 向前, 帶著, 一起, 來到

idioms:

  • along the back of    沿著...的後面, 在...的後沿
  • along the front of    在...的前沿
  • along the way    循路, 在...的過程中
  • along with    與...在一起, 在...以外
  • get along    生活, 進展, 融洽相處
  • get along with    與...和睦相處, 仍繼續使用, 應付..., 在...方面進展
  • go along    進行, 同意, 繼續, 合作
  • go along with    一起去, 附和, 贊同
  • have to get along without    沒有...也必須過下去

한국어 (Korean)
prep. - ~을 따라서, ~동안
adv. - 따라서, 나아가, 대략

idioms:

  • along with    ~과 더불어
  • get along    해나가다, 번영하다, 여기서 꺼져라
  • get along with    ~을 해 나가다, ~과 사이 좋게 지내다
  • go along    나아가다, 그만 두어라
  • go along with    와 함께 가다, 와 협력하다
  • have to get along without    ~ 없이 해 나가야 한다

日本語 (Japanese)
prep. - 通って, 沿って, ずっと行った所に
adv. - 先へ, 一緒に

idioms:

  • all along    初めから
  • all along the line    全線にわたる, 至るところ, ことごとく
  • along the back of    背に沿って
  • along the front of    海沿いの土地に沿って
  • along the way    道沿いに
  • along with    …といっしょに
  • come along    来る, 同行する, うまく進展する, よくなる, 急ぐ
  • get along    何とかやっていく, 仲よくやっていく, 立ち去る, 進める, 進む
  • get along with    のお陰でやっていく
  • go along    前へ進む, いっしょに行く, 進んでいく
  • go along with    賛成する, と協調する, 付随する
  • have to get along without    なしでやっていかなくてはならない
  • run along    立ち去る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(حرف جر) على طول كذا, في موازاة كذا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
prep. - ‮לאורך-, הלאה, יחד, בחברת, קדימה‬
adv. - ‮יחד, בלוויית, קדימה, אל, ב(מקום מסוים), לאורך חלק מ-‬


 
 

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