"be along" meaning in English

See be along in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: is along [present, singular, third-person], being along [participle, present], was along [past], been along [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|be<is,being,was,been> along}} be along (third-person singular simple present is along, present participle being along, simple past was along, past participle been along)
  1. To arrive.
    Sense id: en-be_along-en-verb-APLnCJ~s Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (along)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for be along meaning in English (1.0kB)

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