"trail behind" meaning in All languages combined

See trail behind on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: trails behind [present, singular, third-person], trailing behind [participle, present], trailed behind [participle, past], trailed behind [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} trail behind (third-person singular simple present trails behind, present participle trailing behind, simple past and past participle trailed behind)
  1. (transitive) To increase or to succeed at a rate lower than (something else). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-trail_behind-en-verb-9A-5dJ8m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "behind", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "behind": 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 23
  2. (transitive) To follow (someone) slowly, usually surreptitiously. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-trail_behind-en-verb-gkNfOwJL

Inflected forms

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