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# alongside

preposition; adverb

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

## Everyday

1. Alongside means next to, beside or along the side of something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alongside/#m1)
2. Alongside means together with someone, working or being with them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alongside/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and stories: «the boat sailed alongside the pier». In school: «working alongside a partner». In news: «alongside other countries». In maths, placing one shape alongside another can make a longer length.

### Examples

- The dog trotted alongside me. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alongside/#x1)
- The boat pulled up alongside the jetty. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alongside/#x2)
- I worked alongside my friend on the project. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alongside/#x3)
- Put the two rulers alongside each other. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alongside/#x4)
- The path runs alongside the river. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alongside/#x5)
- She played alongside older girls in the team. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alongside/#x6)
- Two 30-centimetre rulers placed end to end alongside a table measure 60 centimetres. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alongside/#x7)
- His horse grew tired, and all of a sudden it came to a standstill alongside of a graveyard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alongside/#x8)

### Note

One word: alongside. «Alongside of» is mostly American and informal. Similar: beside, next to; «together with» for the second sense.

## On Mova

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