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followed to the grave

followed to the grave is the simple past and past participle of follow to the grave.

Meaning of follow to the grave

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To cease existence or importance with (a person or thing) upon their passing or destruction.
    • Credit card debt doesn’t follow you to the grave. Rather, after death, it lives on and is either paid off through estate assets or becomes the responsibility of a joint account holder or cosigner.2024 February 13, Holly D. Johnson, Credit Card Debt After Death

Questions about followed to the grave

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

Words near followed to the grave in the dictionary

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

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