# tag along

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/tag-along
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

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

## Examples

- Can I tag along to the store?
- My little brother always wants to tag along when I meet my friends.
- Though uninvited, she quietly tagged along, hoping no one would notice the stranger in their midst.

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