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PRONUNCIATION OF ALONGST

alongst  [əˈlɒŋst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ALONGST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Alongst is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ALONGST


amongst
əˈmʌŋst
angst
æŋst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ALONGST

aloha
aloin
alone
alonely
aloneness
along
along with
alongshore
alongshoreman
alongside
aloo
aloof
aloofly
aloofness
alopecia
alopecic
alopecoid
Alost
aloud
alow

WORDS THAT END LIKE ALONGST

A list
A-list
adjust
against
alchemist
almost
artist
assist
at any cost
at least
at the earliest
at the latest
at the least
august
best
biggest
breakfast
cast
for the best
post

Synonyms and antonyms of alongst in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «alongst» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ALONGST

Find out the translation of alongst to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of alongst from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «alongst» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

alongst
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

alongst
570 millions of speakers

English

alongst
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

alongst
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

alongst
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

alongst
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

alongst
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

alongst
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

alongst
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bersama-sama
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

alongst
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

alongst
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

alongst
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nglampahi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

alongst
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

alongst
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बरोबर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

alongst
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

alongst
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

alongst
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

alongst
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

alongst
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

alongst
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

alongst
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

alongst
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

alongst
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of alongst

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ALONGST»

The term «alongst» is used very little and occupies the 181.565 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ALONGST» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «alongst» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «alongst» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about alongst

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ALONGST»

Discover the use of alongst in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to alongst and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The North British Review
Alongst” is an adverb, but it means much more than “along,” just as a superlative is a much better and stronger thing than either a comparative or a positive. Precisely as “ along” is formed from“ a” and “long,” so “ alongst” is formed from the ...
Allan Freer, 1864
2
Hakluyt's Collection of the Early Voyages, Travels, and ...
You shall not leaue the sayd coast or border of the land, but passe alongst by it, at least in sight of the same, vntill you haue ... yet you shall not lcaue the coast at any time, but proceed alongst by it, as it doth lie, leaning no part of it vnsearched,  ...
Richard Hakluyt, 1809
3
The iconography of Manhattan Island
Constants "Plot marked Number 6, containing in breadth alongst the waggon Path 11% r.; in length on the south side alongst Otto Grim, 44 r. and on the north side along by the land of Assento, in length, 40 r." chnano Nit-ous, Governour, etc ., ...
I.N. Phelps Stokes
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The North British Review
"Alongst" is an adverb, but it means much more than " along," just as a superlative is a much better and stronger thing than either a comparative or a positive. Precisely as "along" is formed from "a" and " long," so " alongst" is formed from the ...
5
The history of the sufferings of the Church of Scotland,: ...
... Oversight, or Connivance ; yet Cesnock having promised Encouragement, and being himself, and for many Years, founded upon the Principles of Self-defence, whereupon Botb-wel-brldge was built, and having gone alongst, in the last Age, ...
Robert Wodrow, 1722
6
A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for ...
Depons be sawe John Brown, herctor, in Newloun, rydeing alongst with the rebells from Dumfries to Hamiltoun muire. Depons he sawe Henry M'Culloch of Barholme rydeing with the rebells at Sanquhar and Hamiltoune muire. Dejious he saw ...
7
The history of the sufferings of the church of Scotland, ...
That the clerk take alongst with him to the courts, exact rolls of persons forfeited, denounced, and put to the horn for rebellion, and likewise exact rolls of all such as have either taken the bond before the council or justices, or have special ...
Robert Wodrow, 1836
8
The History of Long Island: From Its Discovery and ...
... alias Flatbush, the bounds whereof begin att the mouth of ye fress Kill, and see along by a certain ditch which lyes betwixt Armsford and Flatbush meadows, and soe running alongst the ditch and fence to a certain white oake markt tree ; and ...
Benjamin Franklin Thompson, 1843
9
The history and antiquities of Cumberland: with biographical ...
... and then from that Grey Stone North alongst the said dyke unto Petterel; and so over Petterel to the Ring Dyke again riding West along the said Dyke unto one old casten dyke which is cast overthwart beyond Mellinghow ; and then crossing  ...
Samuel Jefferson, 1840
10
The history and antiquities of Leath Ward: in the county of ...
... and then from that Grey Stone North alongst the said dyke unto Petterel ; and so over Petterel to the Ring Dyke again riding West along the said Dyke unto one old casten dyke which is cast overthwart beyond Mellinghow ; and then crossing  ...
Samuel Jefferson, 1840

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ALONGST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term alongst is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Aqua: meeting the challenge of freshwater depletion
... East (and even from flooded Islands like the Maldives) can settle, in oasis city states built alongst a string of pearls in the vast Saharan desert. «Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, Jul 15»
2
DRIVEN: F45 BMW 2 Series Active Tourer in Austria
For the commandments have steadfastly stood for so long – line up thine cylinders alongst thine length, and never shalt they drive fore, nor the ... «Paul Tan's Automotive News, Apr 15»
3
Random Thoughts about Some Issues in the Nigerian Electric …
I am conviced that many of the investors are thinking alongst these lines and it would be a matter of time before the theft of such equipment ... «BusinessDay, Jan 14»
4
Polar Express
... which is over against the south part of the same island, and from thence, with Gods permission, to passe eastwards alongst the same coasts, ... «The New Yorker, Dec 12»
5
Moving toward the correct answer on this one
Other words followed this pattern: amidst and amongst, along with alongst, which is no more, on either side of the Atlantic. Related Stories ... «Christian Science Monitor, Aug 12»
6
OSCAR: Melissa Leo Goes Rogue With Her Own Personal …
Now I is up for one of the nominations fo' Best Supporting Actress alongst with some fine, talented ladies that I is proud to be in the company of. «Deadline.com, Feb 11»
7
Margaret Avery, God, THE COLOR PURPLE, and the Oscars
Now I is up for one of the nominations fo' Best Supporting Actress alongst with some fine, talented ladies that I is proud to be in the company of. Well, God, I ... «Alt Film Guide, Mar 10»

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