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following along

following along prepositional phrase: keeping up with; understanding. Also the present participle of follow along.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Keeping up with; understanding.

Also used as

following along is also the present participle of follow along.

Questions about following along

What does following along mean?
Following along means keeping up with; understanding.
What part of speech is following along?
Following along is a prepositional phrase.

Words near following along in the dictionary

  1. followerships
  2. followest
  3. followeth
  4. followin'
  5. following
  6. following along
  7. following in someone's footsteps
  8. following on
  9. following one's heart
  10. following one's nose
  11. following someone off a cliff

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