Along means "moving constantly in line with." When you walk along the road, you're going forward, keeping the road at your side.
By the length; in a line with the length; lengthwise.
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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"
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in accompaniment or as a companion; "his little sister came along to the movies"; "I brought my camera along"; "working along with his father"
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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"
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to a more advanced state; "the work is moving along"; "well along in their research"; "hurrying their education along"; "getting along in years"
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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"
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By the length; in a line with the length; lengthwise.
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In a line, or with a progressive motion; onward; forward.
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In company; together.
prep.
By the length of, as distinguished from across.
(Now heard only in the prep. phrase along of.)
Along
Some laid along . . . on spokes of wheels are hung.2.
We will go along by the king's highway.
He struck with his o'ertaking wings, And chased us south along.3.
He to England shall along with you.
Along
The kine . . . went along the highway.
Along
By the length; in a line with the length; lengthwise.
By the length of, as distinguished from across.
(Now heard only in the prep. phrase along of.)
Usage Examples
An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor of the age and not go flopping along.
Another thing I like to do is sit back and take in nature. To look at the birds, listen to their singing, go hiking, camping and jogging and running, walking along the beach, playing games and sometimes being alone with the great outdoors. It's very special to me.
Art is like a border of flowers along the course of civilization.
All the bands get along really well. That's one of the biggest things on a tour. It's great to get all these cool bands together, but if they don't get along it sucks.
All in all, for someone who was immersed in, fascinated by, and dedicated to flight, I was disappointed by the wrinkle in history that had brought me along one generation late. I had missed all the great times and adventures in flight.
And I'm walking along and we're laughing, kidding, joking, and see he understood the leader, the one we called the leader, had some knowledge of English, although limited.
All along we find that social life - religion, politics, art - reflects the stages reached in the development of the knowledge of self it shows the social uses made of this knowledge.
All those years we'd spent learning these chops, and all those gigs in Germany where you'd play all night, and along comes punk. It has nothing to do with that. A lot of people went out of business.
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Other Usage ExamplesAlthough we hardly see each other off the set, Joy and I get along well when we do. As far as the marriage between Nathan and Haley, I think they are young and will see the reality of the situation eventually.
'Tis easy enough to be pleasant, When life flows along like a song But the man worth while is the one who will smile when everything goes dead wrong.
And being as I'm somebody who loves movies like The Machinist, I also love going along to big mass entertainment movies. I get in the mood for all kinds of movies, and so I like to try each of them.
American politics used to be an amateur sport. But somewhere along the way, we handed over to professionals all the things people used to do for free.
A Bush Administration will, I believe, enjoy a better relationship with the new Congress, although President-elect Bush will be faced with real challenges in getting along with the Congress.
Along with success comes a reputation for wisdom.
Along with that ongoing process Sinn Fein took a decision to establish a peace commission which had the responsibility to travel around the country to receive submissions from the general public, also our opponents.
All I can hope to do is instill great morality in my son and trust him along the way. The music he listens to or how he chooses to wear his hair doesn't define his moral compass, and if he wants to listen to country music and wear a cowboy hat too, that's fine.