Meanings
verbfollow the crowd (third-person singular simple present follows the crowd, present participle following the crowd, simple past and past participle followed the crowd)
present singular third person follows the crowd · participle present following the crowd · participle past followed the crowd · past followed the crowd
- idiomaticTo conform to majority beliefs, opinions, or practices.
As much as the next guy, I don't like to follow the crowd.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 隨大流 /随大流
- 隨大流 /随大流 (suídàliú)conform
Finnish kulkea joukon mukana, kulkea lauman mukana
- kulkea joukon mukanaconform
- kulkea lauman mukanaconform
Portuguese ser maria vai com as outras, ir pela cabeça dos outros
- ser maria vai com as outrasconform
- ir pela cabeça dos outrosconform
- ir na onda dos outrosconform
Swedish gå med strömmen, tjuta med vargarna
- gå med strömmenconform
- tjuta med vargarnaconform
- tjuta med ulvarnaconform
- bära kappan på båda axlarnaconform
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APA
follow the crowd. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/follow%20the%20crowd
MLA
“follow the crowd.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/follow%20the%20crowd. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “follow the crowd,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/follow%20the%20crowd.
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