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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
trail behind en · VERB
Meanings
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(transitive) To increase or to succeed at a rate lower than (something else).
In many constituencies, over 30% of the second vote went to the AfD. The CDU and SPD trailed far behind.
2025 February 25, Kristin Zeier, Gianna-Ciara Grün, “German election results explained in graphics”, in Deutsche Welle:Tech stocks trailed behind the overall market today.
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(transitive) To follow (someone) slowly, usually surreptitiously.
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