langs

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English

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Noun

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langs

  1. plural of lang

Anagrams

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch langs, from Middle Dutch langes.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /laŋs/
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Preposition

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langs

  1. along, alongside
  2. next to
  3. beside

Danish

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Pronunciation

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Adverb

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langs

  1. along (by the length of)
    Langs alléen stod lygtepæle med jævne mellemrum.
    Along the avenue, light poles stood at even intervals.
    Vi traskede langs floden i en time.
    We plodded along the river for an hour.

Synonyms

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch langes.

Pronunciation

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Preposition

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langs

  1. along, alongside (implying motion)
    Hij liep langs de weg.
    He walked along the road.
  2. (Brabant, Limburg) along, alongside (stationary)
    Het bed staat langs de muur.
    The bed stands along the wall.
  3. past
  4. through
    De belangrijkste centra voor verhandeling van diamant zijn Londen (waar De Beers gevestigd is) en Antwerpen (80% van alle ruwe diamanten gaat langs Antwerpen).(WP)
    The most important centers for the handling of diamonds are London (where De Beers is headquartered) and Antwerp (80% of all rough diamonds go through Antwerp).

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: langs

Adverb

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langs

  1. past

Derived terms

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Anagrams

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Icelandic

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Noun

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langs

  1. genitive indefinite singular of langur

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German langes.

Preposition

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langs

  1. along

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References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German langes.

Pronunciation

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Preposition

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langs

  1. along

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Old Norse

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Adjective

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langs

  1. inflection of langr:
    1. masculine genitive singular
    2. neuter genitive singular