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alongside

UK/əˌlɒŋˈsaɪd/US/əˌlɔŋˈsaɪd/US, cot caught merger, dialectal/əˌlɑŋˈsaɪd/US, cot caught merger, dialectal/əˈlɑŋˌsaɪd/

adverb

What it means

  1. not comparableAlong the side; by the side; side by side; abreast.

    Ahoy! Bring your boat alongside.

    1 more example

    All of a sudden, another car drew up alongside.

    Synonyms: level

In a sentence

Ahoy! Bring your boat alongside.

Where it comes from

From along + side; compare alongsides.

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