Definition of "along"

Kid-friendly meaning of along, with part of speech, syllables, and example sentences for grades K-2, 3-5, and 6-8.

What does "along" mean?

along (preposition) — next to and following the length of something.

Part of speechPreposition Syllables2 (a·long)

Example sentences using "along"

Grade K–2
Walk along the path.
Grade 3–5
They walked along the river for hours, stopping only to skip a few flat stones.
Grade 6–8
Hikers along the Appalachian Trail cover roughly 2,200 miles from Georgia to Maine, a journey that typically takes about half a year of steady walking through every kind of weather.

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