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following suit

following suit is the present participle and gerund of follow suit.

Meaning of follow suit

Verb

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

  1. To play a card of the same suit as the previous or leading card.
  2. (idiomatic) To follow an example; to imitate or copy the actions of another.
    • If you are not sure of the proper etiquette, watch what others do and follow suit.

Questions about following suit

What is following suit the present participle and gerund of?
Following suit is the present participle and gerund of follow suit.

Words near following suit in the dictionary

  1. following one's heart
  2. following one's nose
  3. following someone off a cliff
  4. following someone to the ends of the earth
  5. following someone to the ends of the world
  6. following suit
  7. following the crowd
  8. following the leader
  9. following the money
  10. following the sun
  11. following the wind

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