ALONG
noun
Definition
(Now heard only in the prep. phrase along of.) Along of, Along on, often shortened to Long of, prep. 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.
Other Definitions
This word also has 2 other definitions:
ALONG
(adverb)
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 progress...
ALONG
(preposition)
By the length of, as distinguished from across. "Along the lowly lands." Dryden. The kine . . . went along the highway. 1 Sam. vi. 12.
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025
