alongadv.[OE. along, anlong, AS. andlang, along; pref. and- (akin to OFris. ond-, OHG. ant-, Ger. ent-, Goth. and-, anda-, L. ante, Gr. , Skr. anti, over against) + lang long. See Long.]1. By the length; in a line with the length; lengthwise.()Some laid along . . . on spokes of wheels are hung. (Dryden.)2. In a line, or with a progressive motion; onward; forward.()We will go along by the king's highway. (Numb. xxi. 22.)He struck with his o'ertaking wings,
And chased us south along. (Coleridge.)3. In company; together.()He to England shall along with you. (Shak.)All along, all through the course of; during the whole time; throughout. I have all along declared this to be a neutral paper. Addison. -- To get along, to get on; to make progress, as in business. She 'll get along in heaven better than you or I. Mrs. Stowe.()prep. By the length of, as distinguished from across.(Dryden.)The kine . . . went along the highway. (1 Sam. vi. 12.)[AS. gelang owing to.] (Now heard only in the prep. phrase along of.)()Along of, Along on, often shortened to Long of, prep. phr., owing to; on account of. [Obs. or Low. Eng.] On me is not along thin evil fare. Chaucer. And all this is long of you. Shak. This increase of price is all along of the foreigners. London Punch.()