a‧long‧side W3 /əˌlɒŋˈsaɪd $ əˌlɒːŋ-/
adverb, preposition1. next to the side of something:
A car drew up alongside. Children’s prices are shown alongside adult prices.2. used to say that people or things do something or exist together at the same time:
Charles spent a week working alongside the miners. Organized crime continued to flourish alongside the mainstream economy.3. in comparison with something:
His achievement may seem small alongside the great triumphs of 20th-century technology. Athletics should rank alongside (=be equal to) soccer and cricket as a major sport. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
next to preposition very close to someone or something, with no other person, building, place etc in between:
I sat next to him at dinner. The hotel was right next to the airport.beside preposition next to the side of someone or something:
Ella came and sat down beside me. They were sitting beside the pool.by preposition next to something – often used about being very close to a window, door, or the edge of something such as an area of water:
I saw him standing by the window. Weymouth is a pretty little town by the sea. She lives by the river.next door adverb in the building or room next to yours, or next to another one:
The house next door is much bigger than ours. Have you met the people who’ve just moved in next door?alongside adverb, preposition close to the side of something, especially a river, railway, boat, or vehicle:
I decided to take the path alongside the railway track. A police car pulled up alongside.adjacent adjective, adverb formal a building, room, or piece of land that is adjacent to another one is next to it:
They walked through a rose garden adjacent to the hospital. The blaze spread to two adjacent buildings.adjoining adjective formal an adjoining room, building, or piece of land is one that is next to another one and is joined to it:
We had adjoining rooms at the hotel. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲