alongsidea‧long‧side /əˌlɒŋˈsaɪd $ əˌlɒːŋ-/ ●●○ W3 adverb, preposition 
A car drew up alongside. Children’s prices are shown alongside adult prices.2used to say that people or things do something or exist together at the same time: Charles spent a week working alongside the miners. Organized crime continued to flourish alongside the mainstream economy.3in comparison with something: His achievement may seem small alongside the great triumphs of 20th-century technology. Athletics should rank alongside (=be equal to) soccer and cricket as a major sport.
Longman Language Activatornext to someone or something
· Roy had the seat next to the window.· I parked my car next to yours.· "Have you and Chris met?" "Yes, we were sitting next to each other at dinner."· "Where's the French dictionary?" "On the bottom shelf, next to the encyclopaedia."right next to (=next to and very close to) · I couldn't believe it. There was Tom Cruise, right next to me!· The hotel was right next to the airport.
next to or very close to something: · I saw him standing by the window.· Weymouth is a pretty little town by the sea.by the side of something (=next to a river, road, path etc): · Several soldiers were sitting on the grass by the side of the road.wait by the phone: · Relatives are anxiously waiting by the phone for more news about the plane crash.
next to or very close to someone or something: · Ella came and sat down beside me.· On the table beside the bed were several medicine bottles.· They were sitting beside the pool, eating breakfast.
next to another building, room etc or living in the next house: · "Is this Maria's office?" "No, hers is next door."· Have you met the people who've just moved in next door?next door to: · Why don't we meet at that little French bistro next door to the theater?live next door to somebody: · "How do you know Marsha?" "I used to live next door to her."
standing, sitting, or placed next to someone, especially when they are doing something: · I like to have a Thesaurus at my side whenever I do any writing.· Dirk went and stood by her side, his arm around her slender waist.
next to a road or path: · Richard left his motorcycle on the side of the road and started to walk.· Tests in April showed that police cars parked at the side of motorways reduce speeds by ten miles per hour on average.
in a line close to the side of a river, coast, border etc: · We followed the path along the shore for several miles.· Walk along the canal as far as the bridge.· The Rif Mountains were visible as we sailed along the African coast.all along (=from one end to another): · Troops were stationed all along the border.
if two people are walking, sitting or lying side by side , they are next to each other: · We walked along slowly, side by side.· Sabina and Mel sat side by side in the back seat.
next to or along the side of something: · The two boats were moored alongside each other in the harbor.· I decided to take the path alongside the railway track.· The driver was just getting out of his car when a police car pulled up alongside.
if people walk two/three/four etc abreast , that number of them walk at the same speed next to each other: · The sidewalk was wide enough for us to walk three abreast.
when something is used together with something else · The shampoo and conditioner should be used together for the best possible result.· When you're slowing down, use the gears and the brakes together.
also along with American · A sensible diet along with regular exercise is the best way to lose weight.· I love Italian food, together with a good bottle of red wine.
if a treatment, method, drug etc is combined with another, it is used with it because this will have the most effect: · Small children need firmness combined with loving care.· The standard treatment is surgery, often combined with radiation.
if two or more things or methods are used in combination , they are used together at the same time, in order to achieve a particular effect: · The drug company recommended using Losec in combination with antibiotics for the treatment of ulcers.in combination with: · The flavor of paprika, in combination with sour cream, is used in many Eastern European cuisines.
if one thing is used in conjunction with another, it is used with it, in order to help you do something more easily: · Learners will benefit from using the book in conjunction with the video.· The file viewing functions can be used in conjunction with file manager.
different types of things, methods, ideas etc that are used or exist alongside each other, are being used together or exist together at the same time: · The new advertisement will be broadcast alongside AMV's two existing commercials during prime time viewing.· Only the island of Bali preserved, alongside its own traditions, the Brahman heritage of those ancient times.
different machines, methods, ideas etc that are compatible can exist together or be used together without producing problems: · Certain kinds of drug are not compatible and should never be taken together.· The two businesses have compatible aims, and a merger would be to everyone's advantage.compatible with: · Unfortunately he bought a printer that was not compatible with his computer.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY A car drew up alongside. Athletics should rank alongside (=be equal to) soccer and cricket as a major sport.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
1next to the side of something: A car drew up alongside. Athletics should rank alongside (=be equal to) soccer and cricket as a major sport.· Frequently, this is part-time and is managed - albeit with difficulty - alongside other family responsibilities.· This means that if they fight alongside other troops their vulnerability will drag down your overall combat result score.· For example, inversion to Hospitals, Military will cause this heading to file alongside other headings commencing with the word Hospitals.
VERB· The mystery was in all of their thoughts as silently and grimly they came alongside.· A man and a woman watched as we came alongside with myself leaning over the side of the open bridge of Venturous.· He prepared words of encouragement as he came alongside.· Barry Silk was already with Martin Grant when they came alongside.
· A dolphin drew alongside, and by counter-opposing its flippers, barrel-rolled right in front of his mask.· I made a rough count as the launch slowed to draw alongside: fifty men, thirty women, twenty children.· The driver flashed the lights and the car drew alongside.
· Impulsively, the Squat swung the trike to pull alongside, so that one wheel dragged on the slower strip.· I pulled alongside and lifted off the skipper.· As we pull alongside, I see Teddy and Janice in the crowd.· As he pulled alongside, I instinctively lifted my hand.· As the driver stopped to check his Nissan Pathfinder for damage, the red pickup truck which hit it pulled alongside.
· When he was running alongside, he eased off the gas and matched his speed to that of the other vehicle.· White-suited drivers, wearing straw hats and Madeiran boots, run alongside, pushing the toboggan to gain momentum.· A detective course is among a number of vocational studies planned to run alongside traditional academic courses from September next year.
· Some titles, once made, sit on the shelf; others, released, deserve to sit alongside.· Today the obviously ancient framework sits alongside modern additions and reconstructions.· Magisterial palaces and impressive churches sit alongside simple, scenic quaysides and straw-hatted gondoliers.
· Psychiatrists may increasingly be working alongside general practitioners, but there are few training posts in community psychiatry.· They found themselves working alongside like-minded young people with similar values to their own.· A decade later 7,000 soldiers were working alongside civilian miners.· After all we've been mates, working alongside at the smithy.· Minutes later another team appeared and they worked alongside.· Certainly working alongside as a female isn't easy.· They feel that working alongside disabled students gives a particular significance to their teaching and learning.· He says that labour would offer a partnership with industry, working alongside and promoting training and investment.
A car drew up alongside. Children’s prices are shown alongside adult prices.2used to say that people or things do something or exist together at the same time: Charles spent a week working alongside the miners. Organized crime continued to flourish alongside the mainstream economy.3in comparison with something: His achievement may seem small alongside the great triumphs of 20th-century technology. Athletics should rank alongside (=be equal to) soccer and cricket as a major sport.