alongside

alongside

English

Etymology

From along +‎ side; compare alongsides.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ə.lɒŋˈsaɪd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ə.lɔŋˈsaɪd/, /ə.lɑŋˈsaɪd/
• (US, cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA^(key): /əˈlɑŋˈsaɪd/

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The USNS John Lenthall (left) with the USS Harry S. Truman (right) coming alongside for a fuel replenishment.

Adverb

alongside (not comparable)

1. Along the side; by the side; side by side; abreast.

   Ahoy! Bring your boat alongside.

Translations

along the side; by the side; side by side; abreast — See also translations at side by side,‎ abreast

Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Danish: (nautical) langskibs Estonian: kõrvuti Finnish: vieressä (fi) French: à côté (fr) côte à côte (fr), (nautical) par le travers (fr) Greek: (nautical) ακοστάρισμα (el) n (akostárisma), διπλάρωμα (el) n (diplároma), πλεύρισμα (el) n (plévrisma) Italian: accanto (it) Japanese: に沿って (ja) (ni sotte) Portuguese: ao longo de, ao lado, lado a lado, à beira de Russian: вдоль (ru) (vdolʹ), (nautical) борт о́ борт (ru) (bort ó bort) Sorbian: Lower Sorbian: pódla Spanish: al costado, al lado (es) Swedish: längsmed (sv), längs (sv)

See also

• para-

Preposition

alongside

1. Side by side with.

   Synonyms: beside, next to, abreast of

2. Together with or at the same time.
   • 2011 September 2, Phil McNulty, “Bulgaria 0-3 England”, in BBC:

     The Italian opted for Bolton's Cahill alongside captain John Terry - and his decision was rewarded with a goal after only 13 minutes. Bulgaria gave a hint of defensive frailties to come when they failed to clear Young's corner, and when Gareth Barry found Cahill in the box he applied the finish past Nikolay Mihaylov.

   • 2013 June 1, “Ideas coming down the track”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, page 13 (Technology Quarterly):

     A “moving platform” scheme […] is more technologically ambitious than maglev trains even though it relies on conventional rails. Local trains would use side-by-side rails to roll alongside intercity trains and allow passengers to switch trains by stepping through docking bays.

   • 2019 October, John Glover, “Heathrow rail expansion”, in Modern Railways, page 71:

     Gatwick, on the other hand, is alongside the Brighton main line, with rail services both to the north (City and West End) and south.

   The nurse worked alongside the doctor.

Derived terms

• free alongside ship

Translations

side by side with — See also translations at beside,‎ next to

French: à côté de (fr), le long de (fr), (nautical) par le travers de (fr), (nautical) bord à bord avec (fr) Ukrainian: по́руч з (póruč z)

together with or at the same time

Arabic: تَزَامُنًا‎ (tazāmunan) Egyptian Arabic: بالتزامن‎ (betazamun) Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Dutch: aan de zijde van Finnish: yhdessä (fi) Italian: a fianco, congiuntamente (it) Japanese: に沿って (ja) (ni sotte) Norwegian: Bokmål: langsmed Nynorsk: langsmed Portuguese: junto a, juntamente com Spanish: junto a, al lado de

References

• “alongside”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.