along

1 adverb

1 if someone or something moves along, they move forward: I was driving along, thinking about Christmas. | He showed me the notes he had made as we went along.

2 go/come/be along to go or come to the place where something is happening, someone is waiting etc: We're having a few drinks in the bar - you're welcome to come along. | be along in a minute (=arrive soon): There should be another bus along in a minute.

3 go/come/tag along to go or come with someone somewhere: "I'm just out for a walk." "Is it alright if Sharon and I come along too?"

4 take/bring sb along to take or bring someone with you somewhere: Mandy had brought some of her art-school friends along.

5 come/go/get along to improve, develop, or make progress in a particular way: come along fine/nicely/well etc: "How's she doing after her operation?" "Oh, she's coming along fine." | How are things coming along at work?

6 along with together with: Dunne was murdered along with three RUC men near Armagh.

2 preposition

1 if someone or something moves or looks along something, they move or look from one end of it to the other: We're driving along Follyfoot Road. | The conductor came hurrying along the corridor. | She glanced anxiously along the line of faces.

2 something that is along something else goes down its whole length: They've put up a fence along Church Lane. | a big crate with some strips of wood along the top | We found brambles and wild strawberries growing along the disused railway.

3 if something is along a passage, wall etc, you can find it at some point there or it has been placed there: just along (=a short distance from a particular place): The bathroom is just along the corridor from my room. | a waiting room with a bench along one wall