alongside

English

Etymology

From along +‎ side; compare alongsides.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˌlɒŋˈsaɪd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /əˌlɔŋˈsaɪd/
• (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /əˌlɑŋˈsaɪd/, /əˈlɑŋˌsaɪd/

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• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /əˌlɔŋˈsɑɪd/

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 side by side,‎ abreast

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 旁邊／旁边 (zh) (pángbiān)

• Danish: (nautical) langskibs
• Estonian: kõrvuti
• Finnish: vieressä (fi)
• French: à côté (fr) côte à côte (fr), (nautical) par le travers (fr)
• German: längsseits (de)
• 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)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: langskips (nautical)

• Portuguese: ao longo de, ao lado, lado a lado, à beira de
• Russian: вдоль (ru) (vdolʹ), (nautical) борт о́ борт (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.

   The nurse worked alongside the doctor.

   • 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.

Derived terms

• alongside of
• free alongside ship

 

Translations

side by side with — see also beside,‎ next to

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 旁邊／旁边 (zh) (pángbiān)

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

together with or at the same time

• Arabic: تَزَامُنًا (tazāmunan)

  Egyptian Arabic: بالتزامن (betazamun)

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 一起 (zh) (yīqǐ)

• Dutch: aan de zijde van
• Esperanto: kun (eo)
• Finnish: yhdessä (fi), rinnalla (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.