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follow along

follow along verb: to continue behind or beside an animal, person, vehicle or other object, especially as a companion.

Verb

follow along (third-person singular simple present follows along, present participle following along, simple past and past participle followed along)

  1. (intransitive) To continue behind or beside an animal, person, vehicle or other object, especially as a companion.

Forms of follow along

third-person singular presentfollows along
present participlefollowing along
past participlefollowed along
pastfollowed along

Questions about follow along

What does follow along mean?
Follow along means to continue behind or beside an animal, person, vehicle or other object, especially as a companion.
What part of speech is follow along?
Follow along is a verb.
What is the past tense of follow along?
The past tense of follow along is followed along.

Words near follow along in the dictionary

  1. Follmer
  2. Follmers
  3. follostatin
  4. follow
  5. follow a wheel
  6. follow along
  7. follow board
  8. follow boards
  9. follow in someone's footsteps
  10. follow my leader
  11. follow on

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