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along

 
 
/əˈlɒŋ/ adverb

Definition

forward: We were just walking along, chatting.
be/come along to arrive somewhere: You wait ages for a bus and then three come along at once.
bring/take sb along to take someone with you to a place: She asked if she could bring some friends along to the party.
along with sb/sth in addition to someone or something else: California along with Florida is probably the most popular American holiday destination.
(Definition of along adverb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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