Along — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

with a forward motion

in accompaniment or as a companion

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌæɾɐlˈiːnə/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈəʊtəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈəʊtəl/

2 syllables Say it as /kˌæɾɐlˈiːnə/.

Examples

we drove along admiring the view
the horse trotted along at a steady pace
the circus traveled on to the next city

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

on

Parts of Speech

adverb	with a forward motion “we drove along admiring the view”
adverb	in accompaniment or as a companion “his little sister came along to the movies”
adverb	to a more advanced state “the work is moving along”
adverb	in addition (usually followed by `with') “we sent them food and some clothing went along in the package”
adverb	in line with a length or direction (often followed by `by' or `beside') “pass the word along”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

entlang

mit einer Vorwärtsbewegung

🇫🇷French

le long de

avec un mouvement vers l'avant

🇪🇸Spanish

a lo largo de

con un movimiento hacia adelante

🇮🇹Italian

lungo

con un movimento in avanti

🇳🇱Dutch

langs

met een voorwaartse beweging

🇵🇹Portuguese

junto

com um movimento para frente

🇷🇺Russian

вдоль

с движением вперед

India

🇮🇳Hindi

साथ में

आगे की गति के साथ

🇧🇩Bengali

বরাবর

একটি অগ্রবর্তী গতি সঙ্গে

🇮🇳Tamil

சேர்த்து

முன்னோக்கி இயக்கத்துடன்

🇮🇳Telugu

పాటు

ముందుకు కదలికతో

🇮🇳Marathi

बाजूने

फॉरवर्ड मोशनसह

🇮🇳Gujarati

સાથે

આગળની ગતિ સાથે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜೊತೆಗೆ

ಮುಂದೆ ಚಲನೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൂടെ

ഒരു മുന്നോട്ടുള്ള ചലനത്തോടെ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਾਲ

ਅੱਗੇ ਦੀ ਗਤੀ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

ساتھ

آگے کی تحریک کے ساتھ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

沿着

向前运动

🇯🇵Japanese

平行

前進運動で

🇰🇷Korean

~을 따라

앞으로 나아가는 동작으로

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dọc theo

với chuyển động về phía trước

🇹🇭Thai

ตาม

ด้วยการเคลื่อนที่ไปข้างหน้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

bersama

dengan gerakan maju

🇵🇭Filipino

kasama

na may pasulong na galaw

🇲🇾Malay

bersama

dengan gerakan ke hadapan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

على امتداد

مع حركة إلى الأمام

🇮🇷Persian

همراه

با یک حرکت رو به جلو

🇹🇷Turkish

birlikte

ileri bir hareketle

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְאוֹרֶך

עם תנועה קדימה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'along'?

The primary meaning of 'along' is 'with a forward motion'.

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Using 'along' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'along' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'along' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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