all+along

  • 61along — /euh lawng , euh long /, prep. 1. through, on, beside, over, or parallel to the length or direction of; from one end to the other of: to walk along a highway; to run a border along a shelf. 2. during; in the course of: Somewhere along the way I… …

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  • 62all — all1 W1S1 [o:l US o:l] determiner, predeterminer, pron 1.) the whole of an amount, thing, or type of thing ▪ Have you done all your homework? all your life/all day/all year etc (=during the whole of your life, a day, a year etc) ▪ He had worked… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 63all — all1 W1S1 [o:l US o:l] determiner, predeterminer, pron 1.) the whole of an amount, thing, or type of thing ▪ Have you done all your homework? all your life/all day/all year etc (=during the whole of your life, a day, a year etc) ▪ He had worked… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 64all — 1 determiner /O:l/ determiner, predeterminer 1 the complete amount or quantity of; the whole of: I ve got all day tomorrow to do it. | He had worked all his life in the mine. | Have you done all your homework? | She didn t say a single word all… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 65along — prep 1. beside, by the side of, alongside, along the side of, Obs. or Dial. alongst, parallel with or to, close by; on the border of, on the boundary of, on the line of, on the edge of, on the fringe of; through, throughout, all through,… …

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  • 66along — /əˈlɒŋ / (say uh long) preposition 1. implying motion or direction through or by the length of; from one end to the other of: to walk along a road. 2. by the length of; parallel to or in a line with the length of: a row of poppies along the path …

  • 67all*/*/*/ — [ɔːl] grammar word summary: All can be: ■ a determiner: All children deserve encouragement. ■ a pronoun: I want to invite all of you. ♦ We can all relax. ■ an adverb: Bernard was all alone in a strange city. 1) the whole of an amount, thing,… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 68all — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 a the whole amount, quantity, or extent of (waited all day; all his life; we all know why; take it all). b (with pl.) the entire number of (all the others left; all ten men; the children are all boys; film stars all). 2… …

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  • 69along — 1. preposition /əˈlɒŋ,əˈlɔŋ/ a) By the length; in a line with the length; lengthwise. They were waiting for me in the drawing room, which is a very large room, stretching along the entire front of the house, with three long windows reaching down… …

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  • 70along — a•long [[t]əˈlɔŋ, əˈlɒŋ[/t]] prep. 1) over the length or direction of: walking along the highway[/ex] 2) in the course of: I lost my hat along the way[/ex] 3) in conformity or accordance with: along the lines suggested[/ex] 4) parallel in the… …

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