alongside

Sayuh-long-SYD/əˌlɔŋˈsaɪd/UK/əˌlɒŋˈsaɪd/AUS/əˌlɔŋˈsɑed/

3 meanings of alongside

1
preposition
Right next to someone or something, side by side with them.
Like two friends walking next to each other on a path.
The dog walked alongside its owner the whole way home.
She parked her bike alongside the others by the gate.
Similarbeside, abreast
2
preposition
Together with someone, or at the same time as something else.
Like singing in a choir, where your voice goes together with everyone else's.
She works alongside her brother at the family bakery.
New rules came in alongside the start of the school year.
Similarwith
3
adverb
Next to the side of something, close beside it.
Like pulling your chair up close beside someone at a table.
The boat pulled alongside and the sailors threw down a rope.
A car slowed down and drove alongside for a while.
Similarabreast

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Origin

It comes from the words 'along' and 'side' joined together.