alongside
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alongside
- /əˌlɒŋˈsaɪd/ UK
- /əˌlɔŋˈsaɪd/ US
- /əˌlɑŋˈsaɪd/ US, cot caught merger, dialectal
- /əˈlɑŋˌsaɪd/ US, cot caught merger, dialectal
- /əˌlɒŋˈsaɪd/ Canada, dialectal
- /əˌlɔŋˈsɑed/ Australia
- /əˌlɒŋˈsaɪd/ New Zealand
- [əˌlɔ̟ŋˈsɑe̯d] New Zealand
Where it comes from
From along + side; compare alongsides.
adverb
- Along the side; by the side; side by side; abreast. Ahoy! Bring your boat alongside.
preposition
- Side by side with. I shall ere long paint to you as well as one can without canvas, something like the true form of the whale as he actually appears to the eye of the whaleman when in his own absolute body the whale is moored alongside the whale-ship so that he can be fairly stepped upon there. In the second engraving
- Together with or at the same time. The nurse worked alongside the doctor.
