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English Dictionary: along	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for along
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
along adv with a forward motion; "we drove along admiring the view"; "the horse trotted along at a steady pace"; "the circus traveled on to the next city"; "move along"; "march on" Synonym(s): along, on in accompaniment or as a companion; "his little sister came along to the movies"; "I brought my camera along"; "working along with his father" to a more advanced state; "the work is moving along"; "well along in their research"; "hurrying their education along"; "getting along in years" in addition (usually followed by `with'); "we sent them food and some clothing went along in the package"; "along with the package came a bill"; "consider the advantages along with the disadvantages" in line with a length or direction (often followed by `by' or `beside'); "pass the word along"; "ran along beside me"; "cottages along by the river"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Along \Along"\, prep. By the length of, as distinguished from across. [bd]Along* the lowly lands.[b8] --Dryden. The kine . . . went along the highway. --1 Sam. vi. 12.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Along \Along"\ [AS. gelang owing to.] (Now heard only in the prep. phrase along* of.) {Along of}, {Along on}, often shortened to {Long of}, prep. phr., owing to; on account of. [Obs. or Low. Eng.] [bd]On me is not along thin evil fare.[b8] --Chaucer. [bd]And all this is long of you.[b8] --Shak. [bd]This increase of price is all along of the foreigners.[b8] --London Punch.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Along \Along"\ (?; 115), adv. [OE. along, anlong, AS. andlang, along; pref. and- (akin to OFris. ond-, OHG. ant-, Ger. ent-, Goth. and-, anda-, L. ante, Gr. [?], Skr. anti, over against) + lang long. See {Long}.] 1. By the length; in a line with the length; lengthwise. Some laid along* . . . on spokes of wheels are hung. --Dryden. 2. In a line, or with a progressive motion; onward; forward. We will go along by the king's highway. --Numb. xxi. 22. He struck with his o'ertaking wings, And chased us south along. --Coleridge. 3. In company; together. He to England shall along with you. --Shak. {All along}, all through the course of; during the whole time; throughout. [bd]I have all along declared this to be a neutral paper.[b8] --Addison. {To get along}, to get on; to make progress, as in business. [bd]She 'll get along in heaven better than you or I.[b8] --Mrs. Stowe.