along
English
/əˈlɒŋ/, /əˈlɔŋ/, /əˈlɑŋ/
prep
Definitions
- By the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to.
- In a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English andlang (along, on length, continuously) pre from English long (belong, yearn).
Origin
English
long
Gloss
belong, yearn
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Lombard English
- Longview English
- agelong English
- alongshelf English
- alongshore English
- alongshoreman English
- alongside English
- armlong English
- belong English
- blocklong English
- clap English
- clapalong English
- daylong English
- decadelong English
- decadeslong English
- edgelong English
- endlang English
- erelong English
- evenlong English
- extralong English
- feetlong English
- footlong English
- forlong English
- hourlong English
- hourslong English
- inchlong English
- knit English
- knitalong English
- length English
- lifelong English
- light English
- light along English
- livelong English
- long English
- long-haired English
- long-lived English
- longa English
- longage English
- longarm English
- longbeak English
- longbeard English
- longboard English
- longboat English
- longbow English
- longcase English
- longclaw English
- longcoat English
- longcut English
- longdog English
- longear English
- longer English
- longest English
- longeth English
- longfin English
- longgrass English
- longhair English
- longhaired English
- longhand English
- longheaded English
- longhorn English
- longhouse English
- longie English
- longies English
- longing English
- longish English
- longleaf English
- longline English
- longlist English
- longly English
- longminded English
- longneck English
- longnecked English
- longness English
- longnose English
- longplay English
- longship English
- longshoot English
- longshot English
- longsleeved English
- longsome English
- longspun English
- longspur English
- longstemmed English
- longsuffering English
- longsword English
- longtail English
- longterm English
- longtime English
- longwall English
- longward English
- longwave English
- longwhiles English
- longwing English
- longwise English
- longwool English
- longword English
- longy English
- minuteslong English
- monthlong English
- monthslong English
- nightlong English
- nonlong English
- overlong English
- poke English
- poke along English
- push English
- pushalong English
- ride English
- ridealong English
- seasonlong English
- semilong English
- shelf English
- shore English
- side English
- sidelong English
- sing English
- singalong English
- summerlong English
- superlong English
- tag English
- tagalong English
- ultralong English
- up English
- upalong English
- waistlong English
- walk English
- walkalong English
- weeklong English
- weekslong English
- where English
- wherealong English
- winterlong English
- *and- Proto-Germanic
- andlang Old English
- lang Old English
- long Middle English
- alonge Ido
- long Tok Pisin
- longpela nek Tok Pisin
- langa Kriol
- up
- tag
- poke
- knit
- ride
- walk
- long
- clap
- side
- sing
- push
- light
- shelf
- where
- shore
- longa
- longy
- longer
- longly
- length
- belong
- longie
- agelong
- longing
- longish
- armlong
- upalong
- nonlong
- longage
- longies
- longear
- forlong
- longarm
- daylong
- longdog
- longest
- longbow
- longfin
- Lombard
- longcut
- endlang
- longeth
- erelong
- tagalong
- longcase
- longplay
- livelong
- inchlong
- semilong
- longtime
- longline
- sidelong
- hourlong
- longlist
- longwise
- longwool
- longward
- longword
- overlong
- longneck
- longterm
- longclaw
- longshot
- feetlong
- edgelong
- longwall
- longspun
- footlong
- longhair
- longness
- longwing
- longboat
- longspur
- Longview
- longleaf
- longnose
- longcoat
- weeklong
- lifelong
- longhand
- evenlong
- longship
- longsome
- longhorn
- longtail
- longbeak
- longwave
- monthlong
- singalong
- nightlong
- longsword
- longhouse
- knitalong
- longgrass
- pushalong
- ultralong
- longbeard
- hourslong
- weekslong
- superlong
- extralong
- blocklong
- clapalong
- longboard
- waistlong
- walkalong
- longshoot
- ridealong
- alongside
- decadelong
- alongshelf
- monthslong
- longminded
- seasonlong
- summerlong
- longhaired
- wherealong
- longheaded
- long-lived
- poke along
- alongshore
- winterlong
- longwhiles
- longnecked
- longsleeved
- minuteslong
- decadeslong
- long-haired
- longstemmed
- light along
- longsuffering
- alongshoreman