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a·long [ ə láwng ] CORE MEANING: a preposition indicating that something is situated or moves over all or part of the length of something
  came racing along the path |
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1. preposition parallel with: following a course or line parallel with or beside
freighters sailing along the coastline
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2. adverb with somebody: with you, with somebody, or with the rest of the group when going somewhere
I asked if I could come along.
Next time you come, bring your guitar along.
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3. preposition similar to: in accordance with or similar to
new questions along the same lines
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4. adverb forward: forward, onward, or in a particular direction
Move along there!
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5. adverb at or to place: arriving at or coming or going to a place
There'll be a bus along in a minute.
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| [14th century. < Old English andlang "against the long" < lang "long"] |
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along with together with, or as well as
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