alongside meaning and examples

Meaning

Alongside means next to, together with, or in cooperation with. It describes something or someone being beside another (physically or metaphorically).

Grammar and Usage

• Part of speech: preposition / adverb

• Meaning 1 (preposition): next to or by the side of something or someone.

  • e.g., The boat was moored alongside the pier.

• Meaning 2 (preposition): together with or in cooperation with.

  • e.g., She worked alongside her colleagues on the project.

• Meaning 3 (adverb): moving or being next to something.

  • e.g., The two cars drove alongside for several minutes.

Typical sentence structure:

• alongside + noun → physical proximity
• alongside + person/group → cooperation or relationship

Common Phrases

• work alongside someone – to work together with
• stand alongside – to support or be united with
• fight alongside – to join someone in battle or struggle
• alongside each other – positioned or acting together

Collocations

• verbs: work, stand, fight, live, run, move
• nouns: colleague, friend, partner, river, road, building

Examples

1. The new store was built alongside the old one.
2. He worked alongside scientists to develop the vaccine.
3. Soldiers fought alongside their allies during the war.
4. The path runs alongside the river for several kilometers.
5. The teacher stood alongside her students in the photo.
6. The company developed the app alongside another tech firm.
7. They sat alongside each other during the meeting.
8. The dog ran alongside its owner in the park.

Synonyms or Related

• beside
• next to
• together with
• in cooperation with
• in parallel with

Antonym

• apart from
• away from
• opposite to