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Definition of tail verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

tail

verb

NAmE//teɪl//

tail somebodyVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they tail

he / she / it tails

past simple tailed

-ing form tailing

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to follow someone closely, especially in order to watch where they go and what they do synonym shadow A private detective had been tailing them for several weeks.

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Phrasal Verbstail off

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tail noun
tail off phrasal verb
tail end noun
turn tail
on somebody's tail
chase your (own) tail
the tail (is) wagging the dog
with your tail between your legs

Phrasal verbs

tail off phrasal verb

Idioms

turn tail
on somebody's tail
chase your (own) tail
the tail (is) wagging the dog
with your tail between your legs

Nearby words

taiga noun
tail noun
tail verb
tailback noun
tailbone noun