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
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b
: in addition to
… a special category alongside the awards it annually presents …—Horizon
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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.
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Adverb
More recently, his attacks have come alongside escalated rhetoric describing the Somali community in Minnesota, the largest in the nation.
—John Parkinson, ABC News, 27 Jan. 2026
The Boy Who Knew Too Much is being written by Molly McAlpine (Cocaine Godmother) who is producing alongside HalleHolly.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2026
Preposition
Cryptocurrencies fell alongside equities, with bitcoin tumbling more than 5% to touch its lowest level in nearly two months.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
Authorities announced Wednesday that an elderly man who used his 2010 lottery winnings to run a drug empire from his cottage alongside his son and two accomplices, has been sentenced to jail.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Alongside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alongside. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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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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