ついてる【ついてまわる】

Frequency rank: 25,395. – 25,546.
    Godan verb with 'ru' ending; intransitive verb
  1. to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
Forms
  • ついてる【ついてまわる】Frequency rank: 25,395. – 25,546.
  • いてる【ついてまわる】Frequency rank: 33,795. – 34,167.
  • ついてまわるFrequency rank: 52,627. – 54,043.
Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. to follow (someone) around; to cling (to)
    2. This meaning describes the act of physically or emotionally staying close to someone, often in a way that can be seen as persistent or annoying.
    He is always following me around.
    She likes to cling to her friends.
  2. to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
    3. This meaning conveys an aspect of following someone in a more aggressive or relentless manner, such as continuously bothering or pressuring someone.
    He is being hounded by his boss about work.
    The children are pursuing him, asking to play.
Generated collocations (experimental)
to follow (someone) aroundto always follow aroundthe child follows aroundthe friend follows aroundto stop following arounda shadow that followsto follow around for workunnecessary following aroundalways clinging toshe is always hounding (me)
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