along

¹along

prep \ə-ˈlȯŋ\

Definition of ALONG

1

: in a line matching the length or direction of <walking along the road>; also : at a point or points on <a house along the river>

2

: in the course of <made stops along the way>

3

: in accordance with : in <a new agreement along the lines of the first>

Examples of ALONG

1. We walked along the beach.
2. The chairs were lined up along the wall.
3. The ship sailed along the coast.
4. We drove to Boston and we stopped along the way for lunch.

Origin of ALONG

Middle English, from Old English andlang, from and- against + lang long — more at ante-

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with ALONG

agelong, art song, barong, belong, biltong, birdsong, chaise longue, daylong, ding-dong, diphthong, dugong, endlong, erelong, fight song, folk song, furlong, Geelong, Haiphong, headlong, headstrong, Hong Kong, hour-long, kampong, lifelong, livelong, Mekong, monthlong, nightlong, oblong, oolong, part-song, Ping-Pong, plainsong, prolong, sarong, Shandong, shout song, sidelong, singsong, so long, souchong, swan song, theme song, torch song, weeklong, work song, yearlong