along

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English, from Old English andlang, from prefix and- + lang (“long”). Doublet of endlong. === Pronunciation === (UK) (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈlɒŋ/ (Northumbria) IPA(key): /əˈlæŋ/ (General American) (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /əˈlɑŋ/ (without the cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /əˈlɔŋ/ Rhymes: -ɒŋ, -ɔŋ Hyphenation: a‧long === Preposition === along By the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to. In a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on. ==== Synonyms ==== alongst (archaic) endlong (dialectal) ==== Descendants ==== → Tok Pisin: long ==== Translations ==== === Adverb === along (not comparable) In company; together. Onward, forward, with progressive action. ==== Synonyms ==== alongst (archaic) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Anglo, Anglo-, longa, Golan, Angol, anglo-, Logan, long a, anglo, logan, NALGO == Dupaningan Agta == === Noun === along son (term of address for a male child) == Indonesian == === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈaloŋ/ [ˈa.lɔŋ] Rhymes: -aloŋ Syllabification: a‧long === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦭꦺꦴꦁ (along). ==== Noun ==== along (plural along-along) abundant catch of fishermen === Etymology 2 === From Borneo Malay [Term?], probably cognate of Dupaningan Agta along (“son”) and Indonesian sulung. ==== Noun ==== along (plural along-along) firstborn child === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== along (plural along-along) syllabic abbreviation of alat penolong (“rescue equipment”) === Further reading === “along”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Javanese == === Romanization === along romanization of ꦲꦭꦺꦴꦁ == Karao == === Noun === along nosebleed == Maranao == === Noun === along shadow ==== Derived terms ==== malongalong == Sarawak Malay == === Etymology === Clipping of sulong. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.loŋ/ === Noun === along firstborn child Synonym: sulong Antonyms: usu, bongsu