alongside
alongside — preposition
1. in a position right by the side of someone or something, often parallel to it.
in a position right by the side of someone or something, often parallel to it.
Eitan parked her bicycle alongside the wooden fence outside the bakery.
spatial: alongside + physical object
The fishing boat sailed slowly alongside the harbour wall.
alongside + structure (parallel motion)
A small black dog trotted alongside the boy on his way home.
The new hospital was built alongside the old church on Maple Street.
- beside
more general; works with any object, including small items on a table
- next to
neutral and slightly more informal; the everyday spoken choice
- abreast of
formal; stresses being level with something while moving
- away from
describes distance rather than closeness
文法句型
alongside + noun phrase
用法筆記
The object must be a concrete noun that has a side, edge, or length — boats, walls, roads, rivers, vehicles, or a person walking. Avoid using this spatial sense with abstract nouns; for that, use sense 2.
常見錯誤
2. working or existing with another person or thing as a partner, or happening in a
working or existing with another person or thing as a partner, or happening in addition to something else.
Dr. Saoirse worked alongside the village nurses for over twenty years.
work alongside + people (partnership)
The new safety rules will be introduced alongside the staff training programme.
alongside = in addition to / at the same time as
Xiomara studies music alongside her regular school subjects.
Paloma played the guitar alongside her younger sister at the school concert.
The charity now runs reading classes alongside its free meal service.
- together with
more neutral; common in both speech and writing
- in addition to
stresses the extra item rather than the partnership
- in collaboration with
formal; used for joint professional projects
- instead of
marks replacement, not co-occurrence
文法句型
work alongside + person
alongside + noun (in addition to)
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this sense is figurative and pairs with people, jobs, programmes, or services rather than physical locations. The pattern 'work alongside someone' is the most frequent collocation.
常見錯誤
alongside — adverb
1. in a position close to and parallel with someone or something already mentioned,
in a position close to and parallel with someone or something already mentioned, without naming it again.
The big ferry slowed down, and a small fishing boat pulled alongside.
verb + alongside (object understood)
Tariq walked toward the river, and his old dog ran alongside.
movement verb + alongside
When the train stopped, two officers came alongside to check tickets.
The captain steered the yacht carefully and brought it alongside in the small harbour.
- beside
rarely used as a bare adverb in modern English; prefer 'alongside'
- side by side
stresses two equal things together; usually placed at the end of the clause
文法句型
verb + alongside (no object)
用法筆記
Used without an object; the thing it is parallel to has already been mentioned in the same sentence or earlier context. Especially common in nautical contexts: 'pull / come / bring alongside' all describe a boat moving next to a quay or another vessel.