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along adv
1 with a forward motion; "we drove along admiring the view"; "the horse trotted along at a steady pace"; "the circus traveled on to the next city"; "move along"; "march on" [syn: on]
2 in accompaniment or as a companion; "his little sister came along to the movies"; "I brought my camera along"; "working along with his father"
3 to a more advanced state; "the work is moving along"; "well along in their research"; "hurrying their education along"; "getting along in years"
4 in addition (usually followed by `with'); "we sent them food and some clothing went along in the package"; "along with the package came a bill"; "consider the advantages along with the disadvantages"
5 in line with a length or direction (often followed by `by' or `beside'); "pass the word along"; "ran along beside me"; "cottages along by the river"

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English

Etymology

From ← andlang; prefix and- (akin to Old Frisian ond-, Old High German ant-, ent-, Gothic and-, anda-, ante, αντί, Sanskrit anti (“over against”) + lang (“long”)). See long.

Pronunciation

  • a UK /əˈlɒŋ/, /@"lQN/
  • a US /əˈlɔŋ/, /@"lON/
  • Hyphenation: a·long

Preposition

along
  1. By the length; in a line with the length; lengthwise.
    • They were waiting for me in the drawing-room, which is a very large room, stretching along the entire front of the house, with three long windows reaching down to the floor. — Doyle
  2. In a line, or with a progressive motion; onward; forward.
    • Swiftly and silently he made his way along the track which ran through the meadows. — Doyle

Derived terms

Translations

by the length; in a line with the length; lengthwise
  • Finnish: pitkin
  • German: entlang, längs
  • Hungarian: mentén, mellett, hosszában
  • Russian: вдоль
  • Swedish: längs
in a line, or with a progressive motion; onward; forward
  • Finnish: pitkin
  • German: entlang
  • Russian: вдоль, по
  • Swedish: längs

Adverb

along
  1. In company; together.
    • I am going to the store. Do you want to come along with me?
  2. Onward, forward, with progressive action.
    • Don't stop here. Just move along.

Translations

in company, together
  • Finnish: mukana, mukaan
  • Ido: alonge
  • Japanese: …に沿って (…ni sotte)
  • Korean: 을 따라서 i eul ttaraseo
  • Polish: razem
  • Romanian: impreuna
  • Swedish: med

Extensive Definition

For the Chinese ethnic group, see Nu people.
Along is a census town and headquarters of the West Siang district of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. It is located about 150 km from Likabali which is at the border of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. Along is a valley and is extremely beautiful as far the scenic grandeur of this place is concerned. It has mountains all around with two rivers flowing through it - the Sipu and Siyom. Both these rivers converge at Belun Ghat and ultimately meet the Siang which is one of the biggest rivers in Arunachal Pradesh.

Geography

Along is located at . It has an average elevation of 619 metres (2030 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Along had a population of 16,834. Males constitute 56% of the population and females 44%. Along has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 75% of the males and 61% of females literate. 15% of the population is under 6 years of age

Tourist Attractions

Ramakrishna mission campus,Patum bridge,Darka village,River Rafting at Siyom river,Kamki Hydropower dam,Orange orchards etc.

References

along in Bengali: আলং
along in Bishnupriya: আলং (অরুণাচল প্রদেশ)
along in Newari: अलोंग
along in Vietnamese: Along

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