alongside

1 of 2

adverb

along·​side ə-ˈlȯŋ-ˈsīd How to pronounce alongside (audio)
1
: along the side : in parallel position
2
: at the side : close by
a guard with a prisoner alongside

alongside

2 of 2

preposition

1
a
: along the side of
the boat docked alongside the pier
b
: beside sense 1
standing alongside me
2
a
: in company with
men she has been working alongsideRichard Halloran
b
: in addition to
a special category alongside the awards it annually presentsHorizon

Examples of alongside in a Sentence

Adverb We waited for the other boat to come alongside. Preposition The children work alongside their parents in the field. Bring the boat alongside the dock. one theory taught alongside the other The town grew up alongside the college.
Recent Examples on the Web
Adverb
The sauce was for pasta, heaped liberally with grated Parmesan; the schnitzel was served with lemon and occasionally capers, with potatoes alongside. Yotam Ottolenghi, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024 Its arms appear to trail alongside, wrapping and curling around each other. Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2024 With Rollins alongside at shortstop, Utley blossomed into one of the game’s best second basemen. Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2024 But alongside, the SEC's move, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas has also announced criminal charges against Loudon. Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024 His mother and father, Donna and Ed Kelce, were standing alongside as the couple had the sweet moment. Lindsay Kimble, Peoplemag, 29 Jan. 2024 Teammate Kyle Larson – who won four races last year – will start alongside in 17th. Travis Caldwell, CNN, 18 Feb. 2024 Read on for a deeper dive into orange wine (a.k.a. skin-contact white wine) and our recommendations for selecting a bottle to both braise and serve alongside. Inés Anguiano, Bon Appétit, 13 Feb. 2024 In a previous version of the policy, the department restricted officers from attempting to force a fleeing vehicle from the road by driving alongside or in front of it, ramming a vehicle and, in most circumstances, firing a gun to stop a vehicle or firing from a moving vehicle. Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Feb. 2024
Preposition
Brittany Mahomes Shares Adorable Videos of Son Bronze, 15 Months, in Cute Red and White Outfit In the first photo of the carousel, Brittany is seen laughing alongside her daughter who is photographed speaking while riding a toy tricycle. Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2024 Bill Skarsgard leads the film, which centers on a man who is murdered, alongside his fiancée but is granted supernatural powers to seek revenge. Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2024 But when millions of users and mods turned out to prefer dystopia, Huffman ended up committing to maintaining the old interface alongside the new one—stretching thin his engineers. Paresh Dave, WIRED, 14 Mar. 2024 That initial report covered the launch of Simone Rocha’s menswear line alongside the occasional men’s look on the women’s runways of Molly Goddard, Collina Strada, and Blumarine, among others. José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2024 Tell her that your brother has a right to know about his DNA, and offer to tell him either on your own, or alongside her. Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 13 Mar. 2024 Its location on Wisconsin Avenue alongside the eastern edge of the lake also aided in its social prowess during summer months, downtown Pewaukee's busiest season. Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2024 Bad Guardian will be executive produced by Elizabeth Stephen alongside producers Jeffrey Tinnell and Robert Tinnell. Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2024 Apfel entered the fashion interest as an employee of Women’s Wear Daily before opening her own interior design and textile companies in the 1950s alongside her husband Carl Apfel, who died in 2015. Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

Adverb

1704, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Preposition

1704, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of alongside was in 1704

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Cite this Entry

“Alongside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alongside. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

alongside

1 of 2 adverb
along·​side -ˌsīd How to pronounce alongside (audio)
: along or close at the side : in parallel position
a guard with a prisoner alongside

alongside

2 of 2 preposition
: side by side with
especially : parallel to
boats alongside the dock
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