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 …—
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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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Notably, when raspberry leaf tea was consumed alongside glucose, there was no significant drop in blood glucose and insulin levels.
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Adverb
In another commercial, NBA legend LeBron James drives the vehicle with hordes of crabs walking alongside.
—Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 3 Dec. 2025
This goes alongside, three free months of NBA League Pass.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
Preposition
India’s consistent push to diversify its arms supplies alongside Russia being bogged down in Ukraine will constrain deeper bilateral defense ties going forward.
—Harsh V. Pant, Time, 5 Dec. 2025
Notably, when raspberry leaf tea was consumed alongside glucose, there was no significant drop in blood glucose and insulin levels.
—Christina Manian, Health, 5 Dec. 2025
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“Alongside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alongside. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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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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