alongside

a-long-side · preposition

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Definitions

preposition

  1. 1.

    Close to the side of; next to.

  2. 2.

    Along or by the side.

  3. 3.

    Together with; at the same time as.

  4. 4.

    In comparison with.

Related words

Antonyms: apart from, away from, separate from
See also: along, beside, next to, together
Synonyms: along with, beside, next to, together with

Etymology

From Middle English, compound of along + side. Originally a nautical term for a ship positioned parallel to a dock or another ship.