along
preposition
[ əˈlɒŋ ]
• moving in a constant direction on (a road, path, or any more or less horizontal surface).
• "soon we were driving along a narrow road"
Similar:
down,
throughout the length of,
from one end of … to the other,
through,
across,
onwards,
on,
ahead,
forwards,
further,
• extending in a more or less horizontal line on.
• "cars were parked along the grass verge"
Similar:
beside,
by the side of,
on the edge of,
alongside,
next to,
adjacent to,
close by,
in a line by,
one after the other by,
along
adverb
• moving in a constant direction on a road, path, or any more or less horizontal surface.
• "he continued to plod along"
• in or into company with others.
• "he had brought along a friend of his"
Similar:
as company,
with one,
to accompany one,
as a partner,
in company,
Origin:
Old English andlang, of West Germanic origin; related to long1.
along with
• in company with or at the same time as.
• "I was chosen, along with twelve other artists"
Similar:
together with,
accompanying,
accompanied by,
in company with,
at the same time as,
as well as,
in addition to,
plus,
coupled with,
added to,
besides,
on top of,
