tag along

verb

To accompany, join, or follow; to go with.

“If you ever visit the bamboo gardens, I'd like to tag along.”

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Meanings

verbtag along (third-person singular simple present tags along, present participle tagging along, simple past and past participle tagged along)

present singular third person tags along · participle present tagging along · participle past tagged along · past tagged along

  1. idiomaticTo accompany, join, or follow; to go with.

    If you ever visit the bamboo gardens, I'd like to tag along.

    1 more example

    Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go on an overnight drunk, and in 10 days I'm going to set out to find the shark that ate my friend and destroy it. Anyone who wants to tag along is more than welcome.

    2004, Wes Anderson, Noah Baumbach, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, spoken by Steve Zissou (Bill Murray)

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
orbit

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 跟随, 陪伴
  • 跟随 (gēnsuí)To accompany, join, or follow; to go with
  • 陪伴 (péibàn)To accompany, join, or follow; to go with
  • 加入 (jiārù)To accompany, join, or follow; to go with
Czech připojit se, přifařit se
  • připojit seTo accompany, join, or follow; to go with
  • přifařit seTo accompany, join, or follow; to go with
Dutch meegaan volgen begeleiden
  • meegaan volgen begeleidenTo accompany, join, or follow; to go with
Esperanto kuniri
  • kuniriTo accompany, join, or follow; to go with
Finnish olla mukana, seurata
  • olla mukanaTo accompany, join, or follow; to go with
  • seurataTo accompany, join, or follow; to go with
German mitkommen
  • mitkommenTo accompany, join, or follow; to go with
Hindi साथ चलना, साथ आना
  • साथ चलना (sāth calnā)To accompany, join, or follow; to go with
  • साथ आना (sāth ānā)To accompany, join, or follow; to go with
  • संग चलना (saṅg calnā)To accompany, join, or follow; to go with
  • संग आना (saṅg ānā)To accompany, join, or follow; to go with
Russian соста́вить компанию, ходить хвостом
  • соста́вить компанию (sostávitʹ kompaniju)To accompany, join, or follow; to go with
  • ходить хвостом (xoditʹ xvostom)To accompany, join, or follow; to go with
Spanish acompañar, ir con
  • acompañarTo accompany, join, or follow; to go with
  • ir conTo accompany, join, or follow; to go with
Cite this entry
APA

tag along. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tag%20along

MLA

“tag along.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tag%20along. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tag along,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tag%20along.

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