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Follow vs Tagalong - What's the difference?

follow | tagalong |

As a verb follow

is to go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction.

As a noun tagalong is

one who, or that which, tags along.

follow

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction.
  • To go or come after in a sequence.
    • We both ordered the soup, with roast beef to follow .
  • To carry out (orders, instructions, etc.).
  • *
    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=4 , passage=The Celebrity, by arts unknown, induced Mrs. Judge Short and two other ladies to call at Mohair on an afternoon when Mr. Cooke was trying a trotter on the track.
  • To live one's life according to (religion, teachings, etc).
  • To understand, to pay attention to.
  • To watch, to keep track of (reports of) some event or person.
  • To be a logical consequence of.
  • To walk in, as a road or course; to attend upon closely, as a profession or calling.
  • * Shakespeare
    • O, had I but followed the arts!

    Synonyms

    * (go after in a physical space) trail, tail * (in a sequence) succeed * (carry out) pursue * (be a consequence) ensue

    Antonyms

    * (go after in a physical space) guide, lead * (go after in a sequence) precede

    Derived terms

    * followable * follow along * followed by * follower * following * follow in someone's footsteps * follow on * follow out * follow shot * follow suit * follow someone off a cliff * follow the leader/follow-the-leader * follow the queen * follow through * follow-through * follow up * follow-up * hard act to follow * soon to follow * tough act to follow

    See also

    * chase

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    tagalong

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who, or that which, tags along.
  • * 2003 , John Hoover, How to work for an idiot
    • We started about 6 o'clock with a few tagalongs and our little group got smaller and smaller with each bar until it was just the three of us.
  • * 2008 , Sharon Janis, Spirituality For Dummies
    • Being in love is one of the greatest experiences you can have, but it also opens the door for all kinds of tagalongs , such as attachment...