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followed the wind

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

Meaning of follow the wind

Verb

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

  1. To choose what one does based on current circumstances rather than sticking to a plan or fixed set of principles.
    • Lucien wrote to Joseph: in a Revolution, it is essential to hew to a line, not "follow the wind" or "suddenly change sides."2004, Steven Englund, Napoleon: A Political Life, →ISBN, page 52
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see follow, wind.
    • Thus, short-term fluctuations in ice drift will tend to follow the wind, while longer-term variations can be more strongly affected by ice interaction.2012, Yvonne Herman, The Arctic Seas: Climatology, Oceanography, Geology, and Biology, →ISBN

Questions about followed the wind

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

Words near followed the wind in the dictionary

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

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