Definition of Tag along

1. Verb. Go along with, often uninvited. "My younger brother often tagged along when I went out with my friends"

Generic synonyms: Accompany
Derivative terms: Tagalong

Definition of Tag along

1. Verb. (idiomatic) To accompany, join, or follow; to go with. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tag Along

taffies
taffrail
taffrail log
taffrail logs
taffrails
taffs
taffy
taffy apple
tafia
tafias
tafone
tafoni
tafsir
tag
tag-team
tag along (current term)
tag cloud
tag clouds
tag end
tag line
tag off
tag on
tag question
tag questions
tag sale
tag sales
tag soup
tag team
tagalong
tagalongs

Literary usage of Tag along

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), Norton Shaw, Francis Galton, William Spottiswoode, Clements Robert Markham, Henry Walter Bates, John Scott Keltie (1890)
"However, we went on as usual in the morning (June 18th) and passing through some reed-beds, came out at a stony footslope of the Mazar-Tag, along which we ..."

2. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1895)
"... tag, along which Dr. Hedin proposed to proceed to the Khotan-daria. Water and provisions for twenty-five days would be taken ; but vegetation and water ..."

3. The Century (1902)
"He '11 tag along and make a fuss and irritate me." She rose and followed him. The trap was at the door, and they drove away. ..."

4. The Minnesota Horticulturist by Minnesota State Horticultural Society (1906)
"... NG in large size across the face of the tag. Along in the afternoon, when the rush was on, he noticed a man going along the trenches lookin^ at each ..."

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