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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Along \A*long"\, prep.
     By the length of, as distinguished from across. ``Along the
     lowly lands.'' --Dryden.
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           The kine . . . went along the highway.   --1 Sam. vi.
                                                    12.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Along \A*long"\ [AS. gelang owing to.]
     (Now heard only in the prep. phrase along of.)
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     Along of, Along on, often shortened to Long of, prep.
        phr., owing to; on account of. [Obs. or Low. Eng.] ``On me
        is not along thin evil fare.'' --Chaucer. ``And all this
        is long of you.'' --Shak. ``This increase of price is all
        along of the foreigners.'' --London Punch.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Along \A*long"\ (?; 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.
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              Some laid along . . . on spokes of wheels are hung.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     2. In a line, or with a progressive motion; onward; forward.
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              We will go along by the king's highway. --Numb. xxi.
                                                    22.
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              He struck with his o'ertaking wings,
              And chased us south along.            --Coleridge.
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     3. In company; together.
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              He to England shall along with you.   --Shak.
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     All along, all through the course of; during the whole
        time; throughout. ``I have all along declared this to be a
        neutral paper.'' --Addison.
  
     To get along, to get on; to make progress, as in business.
        ``She 'll get along in heaven better than you or I.''
        --Mrs. Stowe.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Along \A*long"\ [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.] ``On me
        is not along thin evil fare.'' --Chaucer. ``And all this
        is long of you.'' --Shak. ``This increase of price is all
        along of the foreigners.'' --London Punch.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Along \A*long"\ (?; 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. ``I have all along declared this to be a
        neutral paper.'' --Addison.
  
     To get along, to get on; to make progress, as in business.
        ``She 'll get along in heaven better than you or I.''
        --Mrs. Stowe.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Along \A*long"\, prep.
     By the length of, as distinguished from across. ``Along the
     lowly lands.'' --Dryden.
  
           The kine . . . went along the highway.   --1 Sam. vi.
                                                    12.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  along
       adv 1: 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" [syn: on]
       2: in accompaniment or as a companion; "his little sister came
          along to the movies"; "I brought my camera along";
          "working along with his father"
       3: to a more advanced state; "the work is moving along"; "well
          along in their research"; "hurrying their education
          along"; "getting along in years"
       4: 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"
       5: 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 Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  along
     Αγγλικά adv.
     μαζί
     Αγγλικά prep.
     κατά μήκος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  along
     Indonesian n.
     (l en abundant) (l en catch) of (l en fishermen).
     Indonesian n.
     (l en firstborn) (l en child).
     Indonesian n.
     (acronym of id alat penolong t=rescue equipment).
     Karao n.
     nosebleed

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  along
     adv.
     In company; together.
     prep.
     1 By the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to.
     2 In a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward
  on.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  along
     adv.
     In company; together.
     prep.
     1 By the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to.
     2 In a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward
  on.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  along
     adv.
     In company; together.
     prep.
     1 By the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to.
     2 In a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward
  on.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  along
     Englanti prep.
     1 eteenpäin
     2 mukaan, mukana
     3 pitkin

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  along
     Engelska adv.
     framåt
     Engelska prep.
     längs; utmed

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Along /ɐlˈɒŋ/
  إلى الأمام

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  along //əˈlɑŋ// //əˈlɒŋ// //əˈlɔŋ// 
  1. заедно
  in company, together
  2. напред, натам, нататък
  onward, forward

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  along //əˈlɑŋ// //əˈlɒŋ// //əˈlɔŋ// 
  1. край, покрай
  by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to
  2. по-нататък
  in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on