Phrasal Verbs with ALONG

Phrasal Verbs with ALONG

Hello, English learners! Welcome to a new lesson. Phrasal verbs are an essential part of everyday English. Native speakers use them constantly, often without even realising it. If you want to sound natural and fluent, learning phrasal verbs is a must. The challenge, of course, is that many of them have more than one meaning — and along is a perfect example of this. Today, we will explore useful phrasal verbs with along, complete with clear explanations and natural example sentences.

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Come along

Meaning 1: to arrive or appear.

• When Jane’s boyfriend came along, they finally sat down to have dinner.

Meaning 2: to make progress.

• I’ve been studying Chinese for a year, and it’s really coming along.

Get along

Meaning: to have a friendly relationship with someone.

• Sara has always got along well with her neighbours.
• I don’t get along with my brother-in-law, even though I’ve tried.

Go along

Meaning: to go somewhere without much planning or preparation.

• After her guests left, Simona put on some make-up and went along to the theatre.
• Mark went along on a date without expecting it to turn into anything serious.

Go along with

Meaning: to agree with someone or accept an idea.

• Elsa refused to go along with her son’s ridiculous plan.
• I’m afraid I can’t go along with you on this matter.

Invite along

Meaning: to ask someone to join you when you are going somewhere.

• Sophia was heading to a party, so she invited her friend along.
• We’re going for a walk later — you should invite your sister along!

Jog along

Meaning: to continue doing something at a slow, steady pace, usually without much change or excitement.

• Their lives in prison jogged along from one uneventful day to the next.
• The project is jogging along, but we really need fresh ideas.

Move along

Meaning: to move to another position; often used to ask people to make space or keep moving.

• The ticket inspector asked the passengers to move along so others could get on.
• People at the funeral slowly moved along towards the exit.

Play along

Meaning: to pretend to agree with someone or something, especially to avoid conflict or to keep a situation going.

• Since David was new at the company, he decided to play along with the team’s suggestions.
• Lisa will probably play along with your plan — especially if you help her out first.

Sing along

Meaning: to sing together with someone who is already singing.

• Daniel’s cheerful singing made everyone sing along and clap their hands.
• Karen loves to sing along to the radio on her way to work.

Struggle along

Meaning: to continue despite difficulties or limited resources.

• When her husband died, she had to struggle along and raise her children as best she could.
• The shop is struggling along, but they hope things will improve soon.

Bring along

Meaning: to take someone or something with you.

• If you’re coming to the picnic, bring along some drinks.
• She always brings her notebook along to meetings.

Tag along

Meaning: to go somewhere with someone, especially when you were not invited or not originally part of the plan.

• The children wanted to tag along when their parents went shopping.
• I didn’t want to go alone, so I asked my cousin to tag along.

Trail along

Meaning: to follow someone slowly, often because you’re tired or not very interested.

• The dog trailed along behind us as we walked home.
• She trailed along after the group, looking bored.

String along

Meaning 1: to deceive someone by keeping them waiting or giving them false hope.

• He felt she had been stringing him along for months.
• Don’t string people along if you’re not serious about the project.

Meaning 2 (informal): to go along with someone’s plan temporarily.

• I’ll string along for now, but I’m not convinced this idea will work.

Stick along (less common)

Meaning: to stay close or remain nearby.

• If you’re nervous, just stick along with me during the event.
• We told the students to stick along so no one got lost.

Run along

Meaning: used when telling someone (often a child) politely to leave or go somewhere else.

• “Run along now,” said the teacher, “class starts in five minutes.”
• The children ran along to play in the garden.

Get along with something (extended use)

Meaning: to make progress with something.

• How are you getting along with your essay?
• She’s getting along nicely with her driving lessons.

Knock along (British informal)

Meaning: to live or progress in a fairly easy, relaxed way.

• We’ve been knocking along quite happily in this little village for years.
• Life knocks along slowly during the winter months.

Potter along (British informal)

Meaning: to move or progress slowly and in a relaxed way.

• We pottered along the riverside, enjoying the sunshine.
• The afternoon pottered along pleasantly without any rush.

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