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As a professional writer of detective stories, I string along with the ballplayers. I love a ball game.
Rex Stout

Meaning of "string along" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STRING ALONG

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STRING ALONG

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
String along is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES STRING ALONG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of string along in the English dictionary

The first definition of string along in the dictionary is often foll by with to agree or appear to be in agreement. Other definition of string along is often foll by with to accompany. String along is also Also: string on to deceive, fool, or hoax, esp in order to gain time.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STRING ALONG

string
string band
string bass
string bean
string correspondent
string course
string instrument
string line
string orchestra
string quartet
string theory
string tie
string variable
string-puller
string-pulling
stringboard
stringed
stringed instrument
stringency
stringendo

WORDS THAT END LIKE STRING ALONG

all along
along
come along
cosy along
cut along
fool along
get along
go along
kalong
long
muddle along
passalong
play along
push along
rub along
run along
sing along
sing-along
sped along
speeded along
tagalong

Synonyms and antonyms of string along in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «string along» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STRING ALONG

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

Translator English - Chinese

沿着弦
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cadena a lo largo de
570 millions of speakers

English

string along
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्ट्रिंग साथ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سلسلة جنبا إلى جنب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

строка вместе
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cadeia ao longo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্ট্রিং বরাবর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

se ranger du coté de
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tali sepanjang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sich anschließen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ストリングに沿っ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

문자열 함께
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Senar bebarengan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chuỗi cùng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சரம் சேர்ந்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्ट्रिंग बाजूने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Boyunca ip
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

menare per il naso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ciąg wzdłuż
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

рядок разом
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

șir de-a lungul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κοροϊδεύω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

string saam
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sträng längs
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

snor langs
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of string along

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STRING ALONG»

The term «string along» is regularly used and occupies the 72.323 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STRING ALONG» OVER TIME

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

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QUOTES WITH «STRING ALONG»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word string along.
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Rex Stout
As a professional writer of detective stories, I string along with the ballplayers. I love a ball game.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STRING ALONG»

Discover the use of string along in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to string along and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Stop Being the String Along: A Relationship Guide to Being ...
Stop Being the String Along: A Relationship Guide to Being THE ONE will guide you to: * Authentically empower yourself in your romantic relationships * Become your own best friend * Have authentic communication * Learn how to never settle ...
Barbara Rose, 2005
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Cassell's Dictionary of Slang
3 [late 1901920s] (US Und.) a form of confidence trick, [string (along) v.' (1)] string n.2 [1950s+] (US) the penis; thus string and nuggets, the penis and testicles. string n.J see string (of ponies) n. string a line v. [1950s] (Aus.) to deceive, to tell a  ...
Jonathon Green, 2005
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Androcracy and the Lost Soul 2nd Edition: A Quantum Look at ...
Perhaps our minds are microcosms of what goes on out there in space. wrong boy trying string along or trying to thread things together.. TIME FLIES Dear string alongs, Time flies Fire flies Tsetse flies Fruit flies. STRING ALONG “I could not ...
Peter Williamson Campbell
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MoMA String-Along Books: Fun with Shapes, Patterns, and Color!
Inspired by classic stringing bead toys, this innovative collection of 10 books in various shapes develops motor skills while introducing color, shape, and pattern in a wonderfully playful way.
Museum of Modern Art New York, 2010
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
1920. (Arthur Gray, 1969.)—-2. To accompany, as v.i. of next: 'We're just going down to Bill's-—you want to string along?': coll.: adopted, ex US, mid-C.20. (P.B.) string along with. To go along with; agree with; support: Can. coll.: adopted, ca.
Eric Partridge, 2006
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A Collection of Confusible Phrases
Note: The expression does not correlate in meaning with the phrase string along with someone - (coll) 1 . accompany a person: Sally seemed to know where she was going, so 1 decided to string along with her. 2. maintain a relationship even ...
Yuri Dolgopolov, 2004
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
Go along with someone, accompany or follow, as in I decided to string along with them, just to see what might happen. [Colloquial; first half of 1900s]. 2. Agree, as in We knew that three committee members would string along with us for now.
Christine Ammer, 2013
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A First Course in String Theory
JJI DJ P O x m A string along the x direction moving with the velocity of light along the y direction. This is not allowed motion. All tangent vectors to the world-sheet at any point P on the string are either spacelike or null. get to R it must move ...
Barton Zwiebach, 2009
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Modern 5-String Banjo Method Grade 1
... Arpeggio Study #5 ............... .. 77 Eighth Note Arpeggio Study #6 ............... .. 77 My Shop ................................................... .. 32 Minor Waltz ............................................. .. 33 Hitting on All Four ................................... ..34 Gee Whiz... .35 String Along ...
Alan Munde, Christiansen, Corey, 2011
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String Theory in a Nutshell
By a T56 T-duality we obtain a world-volume directions of the D5-brane be x6,x7, D1-string along x6 (it couples to Cμ,6) and a D3-brane along x7, x8,x9 (it couples to C+μ,789). Upon a sequence of dualities ST6789S: Cμ6 → Gμ6, C+ μ789 ...
Elias Kiritsis, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STRING ALONG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term string along is used in the context of the following news items.
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Happy Valentine's Day! Now Cut Your Losses
"I don't want to string along for years," I told him. "I'm not demanding a proposal or anything, but I'm just letting you know, that eventually, I'll want to get married, ... «Bloomberg View, Feb 15»
2
Samantha v phone scammer
What happens when you string along a phone scammer. by: Connor O'Brien; From: The Courier-Mail; October 27, 2014 12:24PM. Increase Text Size · Decrease ... «Courier Mail, Oct 14»
3
String Along: Shenkar, Mike Albert & Lalitha-Nandini
The concert will be a meeting of musical genres from around the world. It will feature Shenkar's original compositions, either written or co written by him. Shenkar ... «The Hindu, Oct 14»
4
Some Extra Techniques To String Along Scam Callers
When a scammer phones you pretending to have found “a problem with your PC”, it's a social service to string them along for as long as possible. We recently ... «Lifehacker Australia, Sep 14»
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Kurdistan: Turkish Power Brokers String Along UAE Producers
Get the same energy intel that international governments, major oil companies, hedge funds and investment bankers do from our 400 global on-the-ground ... «OilPrice.com, Sep 13»
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Hope, therapy, prayer: The Rosary Makers string along more than …
Members of the rosary-making group at St. Peter Catholic Church on Lady's Island, from left, John McIlmail, Dolores McIlmail, Linda Priest, Irene O'Neill, ... «Hilton Head Island Packet, Jun 12»
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Yo-yo pros string along onlookers
Hank Freeman 2011 World Yo-Yo champion, Saturday demonstrates string tricks with two yo-yos at The Toy Store, 5300 S.W. 21st. Four members of the Duncan ... «Topeka Capital Journal, Sep 11»
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What the hell are men thinking?
TRUTH: Many men string along women for two to three months without ever ... What is it with a man stringing a woman along for three months or so, only to say ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Sep 10»
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Biffy Clyro have melodies to string along to
It's soundcheck time for Scottish rockers Biffy Clyro, as band members Simon Neil (vocals/lyrics) and twins Jamie and Ben Johnston (bass and drums) are setting ... «Metro, Oct 09»
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Baiting Nigerian scammers for fun (not so much for profit)
... somewhat popular pastime online, with thousands of users flocking to scam baiting forums to share stories and ideas on how to string along more scammers. «Ars Technica, May 09»

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