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along

along

∞ 1.0
Going with another person as a companion
  • adverb
  • /əˈlɔŋ/
translation icon : con
  • I'll give my husband a ring and invite him along, too.
  • bring along
  • come along
  • along with others

Whoever want to come along, word up, talk to talk.

Examples

  • My child follows my movements, and we sing together along with the music.

    Academic text (2013)

  • Anything you do along that way is amazing.

  • Suppose you and I are walking along and we see a train.

  • Well, who will come along on this mission?

    Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies (2012)

  • I want you to go along and help explain.

    The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)

  • Others had been asked to come along on the trip, including my husband, Michael, and me.

    Academic text (2008)

  • So I'll just take you guys along with me.

  • Now, come along with me and listen carefully.

    Sleuth (1972)

  • His Holiness has asked me to bring you along to my monthly audience.

    Seven Years in Tibet (1997)

  • Let's bring your friend along to the concert so you can enjoy it together.

Synonyms

with
vsalong
∞ 1.0

Together with someone or something in the same place

is more about joining or companionship than simple presence
together
vsalong
∞ 1.0

In the same place or group with other people

stresses being side by side or accompanying someone rather than group unity
together with
vsalong
220 1.0

With someone or something else

is used for accompaniment or being a companion rather than only addition
alongside
vsalong
7 1.0

Next to someone or something, side by side

is used for being a companion or added presence not only physical proximity

Antonyms

alone
∞ 1.0

By yourself with no other people present

apart
∞ 1.0

Not together because of distance, time or different homes

Idioms

all along
403 1.5

During the whole time from the start

along the lines of
60 3.9

Similar in style or idea to something

along the line
30 3.4

At some point while things are happening or changing

somewhere along the line
  • Informal
24 4.6

At some point during a process or series of events

right all along
  • Informal
16 5.0

To be correct from the start when others doubted

to make it up as one goes along
  • Informal
11 6.6

Decide or think of things during a situation without planning ahead

to go along to get along
3 8.2

Agree with others to avoid conflict

along about
  • Informal
1 6.3

At about that time

How Accompanied

along
∞ 1.0
with
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

along positive

Morphology

along = long (opaque) = a + long

The word historically contains a fossilized 'a-' plus 'long', but the companion/in-addition sense is not predictable from 'long' alone.

Etymology

Along comes from the same parts a- 'on' and long 'length', which you can imagine as being 'on the same path' as someone. So to come 'along' with someone is to go with them or be 'together' on that path.