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Definition of along preposition from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

along

preposition
 
 
/əˈlɒŋ/
 
/əˈlɔːŋ/
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  1.  
     from one end to or towards the other end of something
    • They walked slowly along the road.
    • I looked along the shelves for the book I needed.
  2.  
     in a line that follows the side of something long
    • Houses had been built along both sides of the river.
  3.  
     at a particular point on or next to something long
    • You'll find his office just along the corridor.
    4. Word OriginOld English andlang, of West Germanic origin; related to the adjective long.
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