"follow someone to the ends of the earth" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: follows someone to the ends of the earth [present, singular, third-person], following someone to the ends of the earth [participle, present], followed someone to the ends of the earth [participle, past], followed someone to the ends of the earth [past]
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  1. To follow someone to no end; to follow someone indefinitely. Synonyms: follow someone to the ends of the world Related terms: go to the ends of the earth
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Inflected forms

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