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  • past participle of tail.
  • past tense form of tail.
Definitions

tailed

[teyld] / teɪld /


ADJECTIVE
tracked
Synonyms
Antonyms


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He didn’t notice the gray Acura sedan that tailed him through rush-hour traffic on Sunset Boulevard.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2026

All told, Boyd tailed Spivey for about 9 miles, much of it at high speed.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 5, 2026

Sauropods were long necked, long tailed plant eaters that grew into the largest animals ever to walk on land, yet their earliest life stages were small, exposed, and highly vulnerable.

From Science Daily Feb. 1, 2026

Djiedi Gassama's form has tailed off, and although Mikey Moore has come onto a game, Oliver Antman is still out injured.

From BBC Jan. 22, 2026

They had tailed Ministry workers on their way in, eavesdropped on their conversations, and learned by careful observation which of them could be relied upon to appear, alone, at the same time every day.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling




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