"along" meaning in English

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Preposition

IPA: /əˈlɒŋ/ [UK], /əˈlɔŋ/ [US] Audio: en-us-along.ogg [US] Forms: along
Head templates: {{preposition}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If one thing happens along with another, they go together.
    Sense id: simple-along-en-prep-7-BU4VyF
  2. If you go along with something, you agree with or follow it.
    Sense id: simple-along-en-prep-lhP5rUqJ
  3. You use along to show movement from one end of a long thing towards the other end.
    Sense id: simple-along-en-prep-fT-RLnys
  4. If something was true all along, it's true from the beginning.
    Sense id: simple-along-en-prep-bib6AwoZ
  5. If two people get along, they are friendly with each other.
    Sense id: simple-along-en-prep-gTjrxnzP
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  "lang_code": "en",
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  "senses": [
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Along with his daughter, he is studying French."
        },
        {
          "text": "She gave him a shirt along with the pants."
        }
      ],
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        "If one thing happens along with another, they go together."
      ],
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    },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We're going to go along with your plan."
        }
      ],
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      ],
      "id": "simple-along-en-prep-lhP5rUqJ"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Along the road were just a few cars."
        },
        {
          "text": "They walked to school, and along the way, she told him about her idea."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "You use along to show movement from one end of a long thing towards the other end."
      ],
      "id": "simple-along-en-prep-fT-RLnys"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He knew the real story all along."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If something was true all along, it's true from the beginning."
      ],
      "id": "simple-along-en-prep-bib6AwoZ"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I don't go to her house because we don't get along."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If two people get along, they are friendly with each other."
      ],
      "id": "simple-along-en-prep-gTjrxnzP"
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/əˈlɒŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/@\"lQN/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈlɔŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/@\"lON/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-along.ogg",
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        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
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  "word": "along"
}
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  "hyphenation": "a‧long",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Along with his daughter, he is studying French."
        },
        {
          "text": "She gave him a shirt along with the pants."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If one thing happens along with another, they go together."
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We're going to go along with your plan."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If you go along with something, you agree with or follow it."
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Along the road were just a few cars."
        },
        {
          "text": "They walked to school, and along the way, she told him about her idea."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "You use along to show movement from one end of a long thing towards the other end."
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He knew the real story all along."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If something was true all along, it's true from the beginning."
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I don't go to her house because we don't get along."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If two people get along, they are friendly with each other."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈlɒŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/@\"lQN/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈlɔŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/@\"lON/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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