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Webster 1913 Edition

Along

A-long′

(?; 115)
,
adv.
[OE.
along
,
anlong
, AS.
andlang
,
along
; pref.
and-
(akin to OFris.
ond-
, OHG.
ant-
, Ger.
ent-
, Goth.
and-
,
anda-
, L.
ante
, Gr. [GREEK], 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.
Shakespeare
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.

A-long′

,
p
rep.
By the length of, as distinguished from across.
“Along the lowly lands.”
Dryden.
The kine . . . went
along
the highway.
1 Sam. vi. 12.

A-long′

.
[AS.
gelang
owing to.]
(Now heard only in the prep. phrase
along of
.)
Along of
,
Along on
, often shortened to
Long of
,
p
rep.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Along

ALONG'

,
adv.
[See Long.]
1.
By the length; lengthwise; in a line with the length; as, the troops marched along the bank of the river, or along the highway. 1Sam. 6.
2.
Onward; in a line, or with a progressive motion; as, a meteor glides along the sky; let us walk along.
All along signifies the whole length; through the whole distance; in the whole way or length.
Ishmael went forth, weeping all along as he went. Jer. 41. 1Sam. 28.
Along with signifies in company; joined with; as, Go along with us. Sometimes with is omitted;
Come then, my friend, my genius, come along.
Along side, in seamen's language, that is, by the length or in a line with the side, signifies side by side, as by another ship or by the side of a wharf.
Along shore is by the shore or coast, lengthwise, and near the shore.
Lying along is lying on the side, or pressed down by the weight of sail.

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