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following to the grave

following to the grave is the present participle and gerund 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 following to the grave

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

Words near following to the grave in the dictionary

  1. following the leader
  2. following the money
  3. following the sun
  4. following the wind
  5. following through
  6. following to the grave
  7. following up
  8. following up on
  9. followingly
  10. followings
  11. follows

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