string along

string along verb: to keep somebody falsely believing that one has certain intentions.

Verb

string along (third-person singular simple present strings along, present participle stringing along, simple past and past participle strung along)

(idiomatic, transitive) To keep somebody falsely believing that one has certain intentions.
- She's been telling me for ages that she wants to meet up, but won't give me a date. I'm convinced she's stringing me along.
- What irks is the DfT's response of stringing the industry along. Far better would be for the DfT to say: "No, we are not upgrading this or that part of the railway - we must make the best of what we have."2021 May 5, Philip Haigh, “I think we need better than this from the rail industry”, in RAIL, number 930, page 51

accompany, go along, come too: അനുഗമിക്കുക, കൂട്ടത്തിൽ ചേരുക, ചേർന്നുപോകുക, ഒത്തുപോകുക, അനുയാത്ര ചെയ്യുക, കൂടെപ്പോകുക

third-person singular present	strings along
present participle	stringing along
past participle	strung along
past	strung along

What does string along mean?: String along means to keep somebody falsely believing that one has certain intentions.
What is string along in Malayalam?: String along in Malayalam is അനുഗമിക്കുക, കൂട്ടത്തിൽ ചേരുക, ചേർന്നുപോകുക. See String along meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is string along?: String along is a verb.
What is the past tense of string along?: The past tense of string along is strung along.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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