[W/K] :: along

  Along \A*long"\ (?; 115), adv. [OE. along, anlong, AS. andlang,
     along; pref. and- (akin to OFris. ond-, OHG. ant-, Ger. ent-,
     Goth. and-, anda-, L. ante, Gr. ?, Skr. anti, over against) +
     lang long. See Long.]
     1. By the length; in a line with the length; lengthwise.
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              Some laid along . . . on spokes of wheels are hung.
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     2. In a line, or with a progressive motion; onward; forward.
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              We will go along by the king's highway. --Numb. xxi.
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              He struck with his o'ertaking wings,
              And chased us south along.            --Coleridge.
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     3. In company; together.
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              He to England shall along with you.   --Shak.
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     All along, all through 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.
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  Along \A*long"\, prep.
     By the length of, as distinguished from across. "Along the
     lowly lands." --Dryden.
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           The kine . . . went along the highway.   --1 Sam. vi.
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  Along \A*long"\ [AS. gelang owing to.]
     (Now heard only in the prep. phrase along of.)
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     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.
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  along
       adv 1: with a forward motion; "we drove along admiring the view";
              "the horse trotted along at a steady pace"; "the
              circus traveled on to the next city"; "move along";
              "march on" [syn: on]
       2: in accompaniment or as a companion; "his little sister came
          along to the movies"; "I brought my camera along";
          "working along with his father"
       3: to a more advanced state; "the work is moving along"; "well
          along in their research"; "hurrying their education
          along"; "getting along in years"
       4: in addition (usually followed by `with'); "we sent them food
          and some clothing went along in the package"; "along with
          the package came a bill"; "consider the advantages along
          with the disadvantages"
       5: in line with a length or direction (often followed by `by'
          or `beside'); "pass the word along"; "ran along beside
          me"; "cottages along by the river"

  33 Moby Thesaurus words for "along":
     abeam, abreast, additionally, ahead, along by, alongside, as well,
     at length, beside, by, en route to, endlong, endways, endwise, for,
     forth, forward, forwards, furthermore, in length, lengthways,
     lengthwise, likewise, longitudinally, longways, longwise, moreover,
     on, onward, onwards, too, yea, yet