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followed one's nose

followed one's nose is the simple past and past participle of follow one's nose.

Meaning of follow one's nose

Verb

follow one's nose (third-person singular simple present follows one's nose, present participle following one's nose, simple past and past participle followed one's nose)

  1. To proceed straight ahead; to continue forward.

Questions about followed one's nose

What is followed one's nose the simple past and past participle of?
Followed one's nose is the simple past and past participle of follow one's nose.

Words near followed one's nose in the dictionary

  1. followed along
  2. followed by
  3. followed in someone's footsteps
  4. followed on
  5. followed one's heart
  6. followed one's nose
  7. followed someone off a cliff
  8. followed someone to the ends of the earth
  9. followed someone to the ends of the world
  10. followed suit
  11. followed the crowd

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