Word: alongside
Part of speech: Adverb
Syllables: a
long
side
Definition: Along the side; by the side; side by side with.
Morphemes:
Affix: and-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: A prefix of Old English origin meaning "against; back; in return; away", represented in Modern English by a-, an-, on-, and in altered form by the reverse-action prefix un-#Etymology_2 (e.g. unbuckle ). Also as the initial letter d in dread ( Old English ondrǣdan ).
Affix: long
Language: en
PoS: Adverb
Meaning: For a particular duration.
Affix: side
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To be or stand at the side of; to be on the side toward.