langs

See also: längs

English

Noun

langs

  1. plural of lang

Anagrams


Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch langs.

Preposition

langs

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

Danish

Adverb

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

  • langs med

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑŋs

Preposition

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).
    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).

Inflection

Adverb

langs

  1. past

Derived terms

  • langslopen
  • langsrijden

Anagrams


Icelandic

Noun

langs

  1. genitive indefinite singular of langur

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German langes

Preposition

langs

  1. along

Derived terms

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German langes

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɑŋs/

Preposition

langs

  1. along

Derived terms

References

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