unfollow
unfollow verb: to cease to subscribe to (a feed of another user's activity).
Verb
unfollow (third-person singular simple present unfollows, present participle unfollowing, simple past and past participle unfollowed)
- To cease to subscribe to (a feed of another user's activity).
- With Twitter, it’s as easy to unfollow as it is to follow.2009 April 22, Maureen Dowd, “To Tweet or Not to Tweet”, in New York Times
- The calls came from Iranian intelligence as soon as the protests began. Agents threatened the family and friends of a DW editor, telling them to cut off contact with him and to unfollow him on Instagram. The journalist was said to be a "muharebbe" (Engl. warrior against God) – which is punishable...2022 December 8, “Farsi editorial team: Mixed feelings on 60th anniversary”, in DW News, archived from the original on 09 Dec 2022, Press
Forms of unfollow
| third-person singular present | unfollows |
|---|---|
| present participle | unfollowing |
| past participle | unfollowed |
| past | unfollowed |
Origin of unfollow
From un- + follow.
Words formed from unfollow
Questions about unfollow
- What does unfollow mean?
- Unfollow means to cease to subscribe to (a feed of another user's activity).
- What part of speech is unfollow?
- Unfollow is a verb.
- What is the past tense of unfollow?
- The past tense of unfollow is unfollowed.
Words near unfollow in the dictionary
Source and license
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