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# along

preposition, adverb (along)

«along» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Along means following the length of something, like walking along a road. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/along/#m1)
2. Along means together with someone: «bring a friend along». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/along/#m2)
3. Along means forward, onward: «move along». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/along/#m3)
4. «All along» means the whole time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/along/#m4)

### In the lessons

a length or a path; also things placed in a row by a road or a fence; phrases «get along» (be friendly), «come along», «along with», «all along», «sing along»

### Examples

- Trees grow along the road every 5 meters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/along/#x1)
- She walked 3 miles along the river. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/along/#x2)
- He brought along 2 friends. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/along/#x3)
- Posts stand along a fence 40 feet long. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/along/#x4)
- We walked along the beach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/along/#x5)
- Do you get along with your sister? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/along/#x6)
- Come along, we're late! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/along/#x7)
- She knew the answer all along. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/along/#x8)
- Let's sing along to the song. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/along/#x9)
- Bring your swimsuit along with a towel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/along/#x10)
- Two Travelers were walking along the seashore. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/along/#x11)

### Note

«along a length» with «every» gives a spacing problem. Trap: trees along a road with both ends counted are one more than length ÷ spacing. «Get along» means be friends, no number.

## In Jewish tradition

a length or a path; also things placed in a row by a road or a fence; phrases «get along» (be friendly), «come along», «along with», «all along», «sing along»

### Examples

- 'Let me pass through thy land; I will go along by the highway, I will neither turn unto the right hand nor to the left. (Torah DEU.2.27, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/along/#x1)
- And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe in the river; and her maidens walked along by the river-side; and she saw the ark among the flags, and sent her handmaid to fetch it. (Torah EXO.2.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/along/#x2)
- Amalek dwelleth in the land of the South; and the Hittite, and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, dwell in the mountains; and the Canaanite dwelleth by the sea, and along by the side of the Jordan.' (Torah NUM.13.29, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/along/#x3)
- And it went out from Beth-el-luz, and passed along unto the border of the Archites to Ataroth. (Prophets JOS.16.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/along/#x4)
- And it passed along to the side over against the Arabah northward, and went down unto the Arabah. (Prophets JOS.18.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/along/#x5)
- And from thence it passed along eastward to Gath-hepher, to Ethkazin; and it went out at Rimmon-methoar unto Neah. (Prophets JOS.19.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/along/#x6)

### Note

«along a length» with «every» gives a spacing problem. Trap: trees along a road with both ends counted are one more than length ÷ spacing. «Get along» means be friends, no number.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «along» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/along/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«along» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/along.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «along» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/along/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«along» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/along.html) on Mova free.