/əˈlɒŋ/
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Translation
From one end of something long towards the other end, such as a road or a river.
Word origin
From Old English andlang, from and (facing) and lang (long), meaning the whole length of something.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- andlang
- English cognates
- long
Examples
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"Along" means we followed the line of the river.
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Here "along" means from one end of the street to the other.
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"Along" here means with you, so she comes too.
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