What is "along with" in the sentence "Walk along with me"?

[Zoli]

Is "along with" one unit in the sentence: "Walk along with me."? Is it a phrasal verb?

 

[probus]

No. The phrasal verb is walk along. You could issue an invitation: walk along with me, please.

 

[jutfrank]

It's hard to know what the speaker means by the word along. It sounds unnatural to me because a) I've never heard 'walk along' used as a phrasal verb, and b) I can't work out what extra meaning along is supposed to provide. I would guess that he or she probably is using along with as a single preposition expressing accompaniment, as one would in a sentence such as One must consider the advantages along with the disadvantages. In other words, along with probably is one unit here, yes. I wonder how other members understand this.

Where did you hear this sentence? Can you provide the context?

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/along-with

 

[Barque]

I would guess that he or she probably is using along with as a single preposition expressing accompaniment,

Yes, I agree. It sounds as if the speaker means "Walk with me for some time" or "Give me company as I walk".