along

along
    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"
    

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.
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            Some laid along . . . on spokes of wheels are hung.
                                                  --Dryden.
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   2. In a line, or with a progressive motion; onward; forward.
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            We will go along by the king's highway. --Numb. xxi.
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            He struck with his o'ertaking wings,
            And chased us south along.            --Coleridge.
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   3. In company; together.
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            He to England shall along with you.   --Shak.
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   {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.
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Along \A*long"\, prep.
   By the length of, as distinguished from across. "Along the
   lowly lands." --Dryden.
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         The kine . . . went along the highway.   --1 Sam. vi.
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Along \A*long"\ [AS. gelang owing to.]
   (Now heard only in the prep. phrase {along of}.)
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   {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.
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33 Moby Thesaurus words for "along":
      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