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along /ə'lɔɳ/

• phó từ
  • theo chiều dài, suốt theo
    • to lie along: nằm dài ra
  • tiến lên, về phía trước
    • come along: đi nào, đi lên, tiến lên đi
    • how are you getting along?: thế nào dạo này công việc làm ăn của anh tiến tới ra sao?
    • all along: suốt, suốt từ đầu đến đuôi; ngay từ đầu
    • I knew it all along: tôi biết câu chuyện đó ngay từ đầu; tôi biết suốt từ đầu đến đuôi câu chuyện đó
  • [all] along of
    • (thông tục) vì, do bởi
  • it happened all along of your carelessness: câu chuyện xảy ra là do sự thiếu thận trọng của anh
  • along with
    • theo cùng với, song song với
  • come along with me: hãy đi với tôi
  • right along
    • (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) luôn luôn, bao giờ cũng

• giới từ
  • dọc theo, theo
    • to walk along the road: đi dọc theo con đường
    • along the river: dọc theo con sông

ə'lɒŋ
adv.
+with a forward motion
+in accompaniment or as a companion
+to a more advanced state
+in addition (usually followed by `with')
+in line with a length or direction (often followed by `by' or `beside')

preposition, adverb
+ preposition
1 from one end to or towards the other end of sth: They walked slowly along the road. + I looked along the shelves for the book I needed.
2 in a line that follows the side of sth long: Houses had been built along both sides of the river.
3 at a particular point on or beside sth long: You'll find his office just along the corridor.
+ adverb
Help Note: For the special uses of along in phrasal verbs, look at the entries for the verbs. For example get along with sb is in the phrasal verb section at get.
1 forward: I was just walking along singing to myself. + He pointed out various landmarks as we drove along.
2 with sb: We're going for a swim. Why don't you come along? + I'll be along (= I'll join you) in a few minutes.
3 towards a better state or position: The book's coming along nicely.
Idioms: along with sb/sth in addition to sb/sth; in the same way as sb/sth: She lost her job when the factory closed, along with hundreds of others.