along

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US /əˈlɔŋ/ UK /əˈlɒŋ/ See IPA manual

Freq #522

Meanings

1

prep
Following the length or line of something.

We walked along the river until sunset.
2

adv
Moving forward.

We drove along, admiring the view.
3

adv
Together with someone, as a companion.

My friends came along to the movies.
4

adv
In addition; together with something else.

We sent them food, and some clothing went along in the package.

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2 adv · moving forward. on

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bring along
To take someone or something with you to a place or event.

Verb + preposition/particle

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along the lines of
similar to; roughly in the style or manner of

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntsder. Proto-Germanic *anda- Proto-West Germanic *anda- Old English and- Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos Proto-Germanic *langaz Proto-West Germanic *lang Old English lang Old English andlang Middle English English along From Middle English, from Old English andlang, from prefix and- + lang (“long”). Doublet of endlong.

*h₂en- Proto-Indo-European andlang Old English

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# along

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** prep, adv
**IPA (US):** /əˈlɔŋ/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈlɒŋ/
**Frequency rank:** 522

## Meanings
1. Following the length or line of something.
2. Moving forward.
3. Together with someone, as a companion.
4. In addition; together with something else.

## Examples
- We walked along the river until sunset.
- We drove along, admiring the view.
- My friends came along to the movies.
- We sent them food, and some clothing went along in the package.

## Synonyms
- alongst
- endlong

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *h₂en-
- Root: andlang

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntsder. Proto-Germanic *anda- Proto-West Germanic *anda- Old English and- Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos Proto-Germanic *langaz Proto-West Germanic *lang Old English lang Old English andlang Middle English English along From Middle English, from Old English andlang, from prefix and- + lang (“long”). Doublet of endlong.

## AI Etymology
Along is from Middle English, from Old English andlang, from prefix and- plus lang (“long”). Doublet of endlong. The historical chain also includes Proto-Indo-European *h₂en-. The formation is semantically transparent: the parts remain visible, while the compound or affix fixes the grammatical role and narrows the modern meaning. In use as a prep and an adverb, along denotes following the length or line of something, moving forward, and together with someone, as a companion.

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