Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic)To conform to majority beliefs, opinions, or practices.

    As much as the next guy, I don't like to follow the crowd.

Examples

5 sentences

  1. You shouldn't always follow the crowd.

    ruНе стоит всегда идти за толпой. — marafon

    CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · A2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  2. I'd rather express myself than follow a crowd.

    Nuel · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · A2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  3. William was an independent thinker who refused to follow the crowd.

    Amastan · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  4. Sami followed the crowd.

    OsoHombre · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  5. The novel follows a lumpen crowd of criminals, beggars, and drifters on the edge of the city.

    rul · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Translations

1 languages

Forms

follows the crowd, following the crowd, followed the crowd, followed the crowd
Base formfollow the crowd · to follow the crowd
3rd person singularfollows the crowd
Present participlefollowing the crowd
Past simplefollowed the crowd
Past participlefollowed the crowd

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyfollow the crowd
he, she, itfollows the crowd

Past simpleLesson

all personsfollowed the crowd

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave followed the crowd
he, she, ithas followed the crowd

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill follow the crowd

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
folklorefolktaleC1followA2followerB2followingA1
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