different between ahead vs along

English

Etymology

a- +? head

(nautical) Beyond the head (of a ship). This may have drifted into more general English usage where it is used to describe something as being 'in front of'.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??h?d/
• Rhymes: -?d
• Hyphenation: ahead

Adverb

ahead (not comparable)

1. In or to the front; in advance; onward.

2. In the direction one is facing or moving.

3. In or for the future.

4. At an earlier time.

5. Having progressed more.

Antonyms

• (nautical) astern
• behind

Hyponyms

• straight ahead

Derived terms

• ahead of time
• go-ahead

Related terms

• ahead of

Translations

Anagrams

• aahed

English

Etymology

From Middle English, from Old English andlang, from prefix and- + lang (“long”). Equivalent to and- +? long. Doublet of endlong.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??l??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??l??/
• (US, cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA^(key): /??l??/
• Hyphenation: a?long

Preposition

along

1. By the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to.
2. In a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on.

Synonyms

• alongst (archaic)
• endlong (dialectal)

Derived terms

Translations

Adverb

along (not comparable)

1. In company; together.
2. Onward, forward, with progressive action.

Synonyms

• alongst (archaic)

Derived terms

• go along
• get along
• go along to get along

Translations

Derived terms

Anagrams

• Anglo, Anglo-, Golan, Logan, NALGO, anglo, anglo-, logan, long a, longa

Dupaningan Agta

Noun

along

1. son (term of address for a male child)

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Javanese ????? (along), probably from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *alu? (“shade, shadow”), from Proto-Austronesian *alu? (“shade, shadow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?al??]
• Hyphenation: along

Noun

along (first-person possessive alongku, second-person possessive alongmu, third-person possessive alongnya)

1. abundant catch of fishermen.

Etymology 2

From Borneo Malay [Term?], probably cognate of Dupaningan Agta along (“son”) and Indonesian sulung.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?al??]
• Hyphenation: along

Noun

along (first-person possessive alongku, second-person possessive alongmu, third-person possessive alongnya)

1. firstborn child.

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?al??]
• Hyphenation: along

Noun

along (first-person possessive alongku, second-person possessive alongmu, third-person possessive alongnya)

1. Acronym of alat penolong (“rescue equipment”)..

Further reading

• “along” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Karao

Noun

along

1. nosebleed