along·side
ə-ˈlȯŋ-ˈsīd 
1
: along the side : in parallel position
2
: at the side : close by
a guard with a prisoner alongside
1
a
: along the side of
the boat docked alongside the pier
b
: beside sense 1
standing alongside me
2
a
: in company with
men she has been working alongside—
Richard Halloran
Richard Halloran
b
: in addition to
a special category alongside the awards it annually presents—Horizon
HorizonExamples of alongside in a Sentence
Adverb
We waited for the other boat to come alongside.
Preposition
The children work alongside their parents in the field.
Bring the boat alongside the dock.
one theory taught alongside the other
The town grew up alongside the college.
Recent Examples on the WebVirginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
The manuscript will be sold alongside over 40 other rare literary treasures, including first editions of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby (1925) and L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900), reports Artnet’s Verity Babbs.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2024
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Adverb
Each of the cake's three tiers depict a different superhero: Captain America, Iron Man and Spider-Man, with the Hulk's bright green hand topping things off and Thor's hammer resting alongside.
—Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
The manuscript will be sold alongside over 40 other rare literary treasures, including first editions of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby (1925) and L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900), reports Artnet’s Verity Babbs.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2024
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“Alongside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alongside. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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alongside
1 of 2 adverb
along·side
-ˌsīd
: along or close at the side : in parallel position
a guard with a prisoner alongside
alongside
2 of 2 preposition
: side by side with
especially
: parallel to
boats alongside the dock
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