Thesaurus: along

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1. adv. By the length; in a line with the length; lengthwise.
2. adv. In a line, or with a progressive motion; onward; forward.
3. adv. In company; together.
4. prep. By the length of, as distinguished from across.
5. (Now heard only in the prep. phrase along of.)
6. adv. with a forward motion
7. adv. in accompaniment or as a companion
8. adv. to a more advanced state
9. adv. in addition (usually followed by ‘with’)
10. adv. in line with a length or direction (often followed by ‘by’ or ‘beside’)
11. 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 trough 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. By the length of, as distinguished from across. "Along the lowly lands." Dryden. The kine . . . went along the highway. 1 Sam. vi. 12. (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.
12. By the length of, as distinguished from across. "Along thelowly lands." Dryden.The kine . . . went along the highway. 1 Sam. vi. 12.