along·side
ə-ˈlȯŋ-ˈsīd 
1
: along the side : in parallel position
2
: at the side : close by
a guard with a prisoner alongside
1
a
: along the side of
the boat docked alongside the pier
b
: beside sense 1
standing alongside me
2
a
: in company with
… men she has been working alongside …—
Richard Halloran
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b
: in addition to
… a special category alongside the awards it annually presents …—Horizon
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Adverb
We waited for the other boat to come alongside.
Preposition
The children work alongside their parents in the field.
Bring the boat alongside the dock.
one theory taught alongside the other
The town grew up alongside the college.
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Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2025
Sorzano, now a noted dancer and choreographer, has since performed alongside and created work for some of the nation’s top modern dance companies including, earlier this year, TU Dance.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 5 Dec. 2025
Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 26 Dec. 2025
He was inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame alongside The Cure in 2019, with Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor delivering the induction speech.
—Anna Chan, Billboard, 26 Dec. 2025
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Adverb
Pluck off a piece of fish, place it in one of the leaves of lettuce that come alongside, then tuck in a sprig of coriander and maybe a sliver diếp cá (fish mint).
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2025
Sorzano, now a noted dancer and choreographer, has since performed alongside and created work for some of the nation’s top modern dance companies including, earlier this year, TU Dance.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 5 Dec. 2025
Preposition
Queen Camilla brought festive fashion to the annual Christmas Morning Service at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham on Thursday morning alongside the rest of the royal family, including King Charles III, Kate Middleton, Prince William, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louie of Wales.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 26 Dec. 2025
He was inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame alongside The Cure in 2019, with Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor delivering the induction speech.
—Anna Chan, Billboard, 26 Dec. 2025
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“Alongside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alongside. Accessed 2 Jan. 2026.
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alongside
1 of 2 adverb
along·side
-ˌsīd
: along or close at the side : in parallel position
a guard with a prisoner alongside
alongside
2 of 2 preposition
: side by side with
especially
: parallel to
boats alongside the dock
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