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followed the crowd

followed the crowd is the simple past and past participle of follow the crowd.

Meaning of follow the crowd

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To conform to majority beliefs, opinions, or practices.
    • As much as the next guy, I don't like to follow the crowd.

Questions about followed the crowd

What is followed the crowd the simple past and past participle of?
Followed the crowd is the simple past and past participle of follow the crowd.

Words near followed the crowd in the dictionary

  1. followed one's nose
  2. followed someone off a cliff
  3. followed someone to the ends of the earth
  4. followed someone to the ends of the world
  5. followed suit
  6. followed the crowd
  7. followed the leader
  8. followed the money
  9. followed the sun
  10. followed the wind
  11. followed through

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