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alongmoving in company with or together with; by the length of

Part of speech: PREPOSITION

Definition: moving in company with or together with; by the length of

Pronunciation (IPA): /əˈlɔːŋ/

Korean meaning: ~와 함께; ~을 따라서

Korean pronunciation: 어**롱**

Example Sentences

  • My dog always tags along when I go jogging, even though his tiny legs make him look like a furry sausage rolling down the street.
  • We walked along the river and enjoyed the peaceful scenery.
  • She knew the answer all along but pretended to be confused just to see her teacher's dramatic explanation with wild hand gestures.

along

PREPOSITION

//əˈlɔːŋ//

moving in company with or together with; by the length of

along concept
💡 Concept

They walked along the riverbank, chatting as the sunset painted the water orange.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/əˈlɔːŋ/
🇬🇧 UK/əˈlɒŋ/

🌳Etymology

Prefixa--
Rootlong

Origin

고대 영어 'andlang'에서 유래되었으며, 'and(반대쪽)' + 'lang(길다)'의 조합으로 '길이를 따라'라는 의미가 되었습니다.

🎵Rhyme

songlongstrongwrong
song
long
strong
wrong

🔗Collocations

along the way
come along
get along
all along
along with
bring along

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My dog always tags along when I go jogging, even though his tiny legs make him look like a furry sausage rolling down the street.

We walked along the river and enjoyed the peaceful scenery.

😄 Fun example

She knew the answer all along but pretended to be confused just to see her teacher's dramatic explanation with wild hand gestures.

Please bring your passport along when you travel abroad.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

besidealongsidetogetherwiththrough

Antonyms

acrossagainstapart

Related

followaccompanypathroutetogether

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