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alongside

alongside

7 1.0
Next to someone or something, side by side
  • adverb
  • /əˈlɔŋˌsaɪd/
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  • She walked alongside me during our morning jog in the park.
  • pulls alongside
  • comes alongside
  • walk alongside

Examples

  • The security truck comes alongside and keeps station with the moving plane.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • At the beginning, Arabic was working alongside Greek and Coptic.

  • Trying to find something that I can use alongside the the cream.

  • Why are you going to see real stories alongside the science throughout the book?

  • Do you mind if I ride alongside?

    Two-Minute Warning (1976)

  • And they lived alongside Stone Age peoples.

  • Afterward, however, as they were going out, he came alongside and asked, "Can we talk a bit?"

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Perdue has served in the Senate alongside Harris for nearly four years.

  • Here we have Jesse Buckley from The Lost Daughter alongside Dakota Johnson.

  • We'd go once around the track; I'd be alongside on a pony, just ride alongside and tell him things.

    Fiction book (1997)

Synonyms

by
vsalongside
∞ 1.0

Next to someone or something

describes the same side proximity while implying closeness along the side
beside
vsalongside
536 1.0

At the side of something or someone

expresses the same position but may stress being close along the side
together with
vsalongside
220 1.0

With someone or something else

is spatial, indicating physical nearness rather than combination or addition
side by side
vsalongside
31 3.4

Living or working closely together in the same place

focuses on simple side proximity rather than mutual togetherness or relation

Antonyms

apart
∞ 1.0

Not together because of distance, time or different homes

How Close

alongside
7 1.0
beside
536 1.0
near
240 1.0

Surface Forms

alongside positive

Morphology

alongside = side (transparent) = along + side

The meaning 'next to' is a direct, literal combination of 'along' + 'side' and is readily inferable by learners. [Postprocessing: moved 'along' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

The word alongside is made from the simple parts along ('by') and side ('next to'). Picture someone walking 'by your side', which is why alongside means 'next to' or 'side by side'.