string along

string a·long

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [string uh-lawng, uh-long]
- /strɪŋ əˈlɔŋ, əˈlɒŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [string uh-lawng, uh-long]
- /strɪŋ əˈlɔŋ, əˈlɒŋ/

Definitions of string along words

noun string along a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line. 1
noun string along something resembling a cord or thread. 1
noun string along Also called cosmic string. Physics. a mathematical entity used to represent elementary particles, as gravitons, quarks, or leptons, in terms of a small but finite stringlike object existing in the four dimensions of spacetime and in additional, hypothetical, spacelike dimensions. The theory of such objects (string theory) avoids the many mathematical difficulties that arise from treating particles as points. 1
noun string along a narrow strip of flexible material, as cloth or leather, for tying parts together: the strings of a bonnet. 1
noun string along a necklace consisting of a number of beads, pearls, or the like threaded or strung on a cord; strand: She wore a double string of pearls. 1
noun string along any series of things arranged or connected in a line or following closely one after another: a string of islands; a string of questions. 1

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Origin of string along

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; (noun) Middle English string, streng, Old English streng; cognate with Dutch streng, German Strang; akin to Latin stringere to bind; (v.) late Middle English stringen to string a bow, derivative of the noun

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Parts of speech for String along

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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string along popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for string along

verb string along

accompany — If you accompany someone, you go somewhere with them.
affiance — to bind (a person or oneself) in a promise of marriage; betroth
bait and switch — Bait and switch is used to refer to a sales technique in which goods are advertised at low prices in order to attract customers, although only a small number of the low-priced goods are available.
beguile — If something beguiles you, you are charmed and attracted by it.
bring up the rear — to be at the back in a procession, race, etc

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