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follows the wind

follows the wind is the third-person singular simple present indicative of follow the wind.

Meaning of follow the wind

Verb

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

  1. To choose what one does based on current circumstances rather than sticking to a plan or fixed set of principles.
    • Lucien wrote to Joseph: in a Revolution, it is essential to hew to a line, not "follow the wind" or "suddenly change sides."2004, Steven Englund, Napoleon: A Political Life, →ISBN, page 52
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see follow, wind.
    • Thus, short-term fluctuations in ice drift will tend to follow the wind, while longer-term variations can be more strongly affected by ice interaction.2012, Yvonne Herman, The Arctic Seas: Climatology, Oceanography, Geology, and Biology, →ISBN

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What is follows the wind the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Follows the wind is the third-person singular simple present indicative of follow the wind.

Words near follows the wind in the dictionary

  1. follows suit
  2. follows the crowd
  3. follows the leader
  4. follows the money
  5. follows the sun
  6. follows the wind
  7. follows through
  8. follows to the grave
  9. follows up
  10. follows up on
  11. followspot

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