Question

To t___ someone means to follow close behind them and watch where they go and what they do.To tail someone means to follow close behind them and watch where they go and what they do.Officers had tailed the gang from London during a major undercover inquiry.He trusted her so little that he had her tailed. nouncombining formThe tail of an animal, bird, or fish is the part extending beyond the end of its body.The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies....a black dog with a long tail....white-tailed deer.You can use tail to refer to the end or back of something, especially something long and thin ....the horizontal stabilizer bar on the plane's tail.Elsie tugged her father's coat tail....a comet tail.If someone is wearing tails, they are wearing a formal jacket which has two long pieces hanging down at the back.A tail is someone who is paid to watch and to follow another person.He checked behind. No tail.verbTo tail someone means to follow close behind them and watch where they go and what they do.Officers had tailed the gang from London during a major undercover inquiry.He trusted her so little that he had her tailed.adverbIf you toss a coin and it comes down tails, you can see the side of it that does not have a picture of a head on it. B1

Accepted Answer

tail tailstailingtailed-tailed

query	To t___ someone means to follow close behind them and watch where they go and what they do.To tail someone means to follow close behind them and watch where they go and what they do. Officers had tailed the gang from London during a major undercover inquiry. He trusted her so little that he had her tailed.
word	tail
full-definition	noun combining form The tail of an animal, bird, or fish is the part extending beyond the end of its body. The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies. ...a black dog with a long tail. ...white-tailed deer. You can use tail to refer to the end or back of something, especially something long and thin . ...the horizontal stabilizer bar on the plane's tail. Elsie tugged her father's coat tail. ...a comet tail. If someone is wearing tails, they are wearing a formal jacket which has two long pieces hanging down at the back. A tail is someone who is paid to watch and to follow another person. He checked behind. No tail. verb To tail someone means to follow close behind them and watch where they go and what they do. Officers had tailed the gang from London during a major undercover inquiry. He trusted her so little that he had her tailed. adverb If you toss a coin and it comes down tails, you can see the side of it that does not have a picture of a head on it.
inflections	tailstailingtailed-tailed
cefr-level	B1

Tail Follow Watch Means Close Tailed Long Officers