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followed the sun

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

Meaning of follow the sun

Verb

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

  1. To holiday or winter in a sunnier climate.
    • November was almost upon us; for me, there were just a couple of months to go. The sun was setting on my journey. Much warmth and light had surrounded me these past months as I followed the sun to so many countries and met so many […]2012, Laurie J. Rutherford Pederson, The Year I Followed the Sun, Trafford Publishing, →ISBN, page 338

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

Words near followed the sun in the dictionary

  1. followed someone to the ends of the world
  2. followed suit
  3. followed the crowd
  4. followed the leader
  5. followed the money
  6. followed the sun
  7. followed the wind
  8. followed through
  9. followed to the grave
  10. followed up
  11. followed up on

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