Apedia

I Preposition əˈlɒŋ əˈlɔːŋ Walked Slowly Road Looked

Word3 along
WordType (preposition)
Phonetic /əˈlɒŋ/ /əˈlɔːŋ/
Example
  • they walked slowly along the road.
  • i looked along the shelves for the book i needed.
  • houses had been built along both sides of the river.
  • you'll find his office just along the corridor.
Sound Online sound. https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron/a/alo/along/along__us_2.mp3
Image
Search images by the word
https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=along
Content

along

(preposition)/əˈlɒŋ/ /əˈlɔːŋ/
  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.

    Word Origin

    • Old English andlang, of West Germanic origin; related to the adjective long.
Copyright This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Tags: a2

Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.

Next card: Organized meeting quem organizou reunião

Previous card: Əˈləʊn i felt thing hard adjective tom finding

Up to card list: 3000 English common words - Oxford by CEFR