come along

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

come along (third-person singular simple present comes along, present participle coming along, simple past came along, past participle come along)

1. (intransitive, followed by "with") To accompany.

   Synonym: come with

   I'd like you to come along with me to the opera.

2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To progress; to make progress.

   Synonym: rock along

   The renovation is coming along nicely, and should be ready within a month.

Translations

accompany

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 陪 (pui⁴)

  Mandarin: 陪伴 (zh) (péibàn), 陪同 (zh) (péitóng)

• Danish: komme med
• Finnish: tulla mukaan
• French: accompagner (fr), venir (fr)
• German: mitgehen (de)
• Hindi: साथ चलना (sāth calnā), साथ आना (sāth ānā), संग चलना (saṅg calnā), संग आना (saṅg ānā)
• Hungarian: jön vele (hu)
• Russian: сопровожда́ть (ru) impf (soprovoždátʹ), составля́ть компа́нию impf (sostavljátʹ kompániju)
• Swedish: följa med (sv), hänga på

make progress

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 進展／进展 (zh) (jìnzhǎn)

• Danish: gå frem, gå fremad, skride frem, skride fremad
• Finnish: edistyä (fi), edetä (fi)
• French: avancer (fr)
• Hungarian: alakul (hu), halad (hu)
• Polish: iść (pl) impf, pójść (pl) pf
• Russian: получа́ться (ru) impf (polučátʹsja), получи́ться (ru) impf (polučítʹsja)

Noun

come along (plural come alongs)

1. (technical) Alternative form of come-along

   The kayak was tied to the roof of her car with two come alongs.

Translations

come-along — see come-along

Interjection

come along

1. Expression of encouragement or mild reproach.

   Come along, dear, there's no point crying over it.

   Come along, Jane. Please finish your homework.

Translations

expression of mild reproach

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 好了 (hǎole)

• Danish: kom (da), kom så
• Finnish: rauhoitu
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: дава́й (ru) (daváj) (informal)

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