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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

follow to the grave en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To cease existence or importance with (a person or thing) upon their passing or destruction.
    • Credit card debt doesn’t follow you to the grave. Rather, after death, it lives on and is either paid off through estate assets or becomes the responsibility of a joint account holder or cosigner. 2024 February 13, Holly D. Johnson, Credit Card Debt After Death:

Forms

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following to the grave Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
follows to the grave Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
followed to the grave Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
followed to the grave Tense=Past lexicographic