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following in someone's footsteps

following in someone's footsteps is the present participle and gerund of follow in someone's footsteps.

Meaning of follow in someone's footsteps

Verb

follow in someone's footsteps (third-person singular simple present follows in someone's footsteps, present participle following in someone's footsteps, simple past and past participle followed in someone's footsteps)

  1. (figuratively) To follow the same path as someone; to take actions similar to another's.
    • I could die on this boondoggle too, naturally, as the world has become something of a horror show of late. In any case, I trust that anybody following in my footsteps and reading these additional words will have the presence of mind to pursue the same basic strategy.2017 May 4, qntm, “SCP-3125”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 12 Mar 2026

Questions about following in someone's footsteps

What is following in someone's footsteps the present participle and gerund of?
Following in someone's footsteps is the present participle and gerund of follow in someone's footsteps.

Words near following in someone's footsteps in the dictionary

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

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