How to spell along

Along is spelled A-L-O-N-G.

hear ita·long/ə'lɔŋ/prepositionLong vowels

What it means: From one end toward the other end of something.

In a sentence: We walked along the beach collecting seashells.

Same family: alongside, along with, go along, get along, come along. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Along” comes from Old English “andlang,” which originally meant “entire, continuous” and was used for things that stretched in a long line. Over time, its meaning narrowed to describe movement or position in a line or direction, as in walking along a road.

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