Definitions and Examples of follow, trail
Learn when and how to use these words with these examples!
To come or go after a person or thing that precedes, to imitate or take as an example.
Example
She decided to follow her dreams and pursue a career in music.
To lag behind or fail to keep up with others, to leave a path or track behind.
Example
The hikers were tired and started to trail behind the rest of the group.
Key Differences: follow vs trail
- 1Follow implies going after someone or something that precedes, while spearhead implies leading or initiating something.
- 2Trail implies lagging behind or failing to keep up with others, while spearhead implies taking the lead or being at the forefront of something.
Effective Usage of follow, trail
- 1Leadership: Use spearhead to describe leading or initiating a project or movement.
- 2Following: Use follow to describe going after someone or something that precedes.
- 3Lagging: Use trail to describe lagging behind or failing to keep up with others.
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Remember this!
The antonyms of spearhead are follow and trail. Use spearhead to describe leading or initiating something, follow to describe going after someone or something that precedes, and trail to describe lagging behind or failing to keep up with others.
