along

Pronunciation: [ә'lɒŋ]

Average Rank: 367

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

adv. 平行地, 向前 prep. 沿着

Detailed Explanations:
  • r. with a forward motion
  • r. in accompaniment or as a companion
  • r. to a more advanced state
  • r. in addition (usually followed by `with')
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#217

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 97.8% (Top 97.8% most frequent)
97.8%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#549

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 94.5% (Top 94.5% most frequent)
94.5%

Out of 10,000 words in the TV & Movie Scripts corpus

Project Gutenberg
#335

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 96.7% (Top 96.7% most frequent)
96.7%

Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus

Insights

This word appears in 3 corpus/corpora, showing its usage across academic, conversational, and literary contexts.

Usage pattern: Most frequent in Wikipedia, making it particularly important for that context.

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