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TAG ALONG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tag along mean? 

TAG ALONG (verb)
  The verb TAG ALONG has 1 sense:

1. go along with, often uninvitedplay

  Familiarity information: TAG ALONG used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TAG ALONG (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Go along with, often uninvited

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Context example:

my younger brother often tagged along when I went out with my friends

Hypernyms (to "tag along" is one way to...):

accompany (go or travel along with)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

tagalong (someone who persistently (and annoyingly) follows along)


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