along

Reading level: easy

Estimated CEFR level: A1 — Beginner

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adverb with a forward motion
  2. adverb in accompaniment or as a companion
  3. adverb to a more advanced state

Etymology

From Middle English, from Old English andlang, from prefix and- + lang (“long”). Doublet of endlong.

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