Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-lawng-sahyd, uh-long-]
- /əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd, əˈlɒŋ-/
- /əˌlɒŋˈsaɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [uh-lawng-sahyd, uh-long-]
- /əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd, əˈlɒŋ-/
Definitions of alongside word
- preposition alongside If one thing is alongside another thing, the first thing is next to the second. 3
- preposition alongside Alongside is also an adverb. 3
- preposition alongside If you work alongside other people, you all work together in the same place. 3
- preposition alongside If one thing exists or develops alongside another, the two things exist or develop together at the same time. 3
- preposition alongside along the side of; along beside 3
- adverb alongside along the side of some specified thing 3
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Origin of alongside
First appearance:
before 1700 One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1700-10; along + side1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Alongside
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
alongside popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for alongside
prep alongside
- beside — Something that is beside something else is at the side of it or next to it.
- by — If something is done by a person or thing, that person or thing does it.
- side by side — one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- close at hand — lying in the near future or vicinity; nearby or imminent.
- next to — immediately following in time, order, importance, etc.: the next day; the next person in line.
preposition alongside
adverb alongside
- aslope — sloping
- slantwise — aslant; obliquely.
- edgeways — with the edge forward; in the direction of the edge.
- by oneself — be oneself, to be in one's normal state of mind or physical condition. to be unaffected and sincere: One makes more friends by being oneself than by putting on airs.
- slant — to veer or angle away from a given level or line, especially from a horizontal; slope.
adjective alongside
- close shave — a narrow escape
- close-at-hand — lying in the near future or vicinity; nearby or imminent.
- close-by — nearby; adjacent; neighboring.
- approximal — situated side by side; close together
- parallel — parallel processing
Antonyms for alongside
prep alongside
- away — If someone or something moves or is moved away from a place, they move or are moved so that they are no longer there. If you are away from a place, you are not in the place where people expect you to be.
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