tail
/ˈteɪ̯l/ verbo C2- To hold by the end; said of a timber when it rests upon a wall or other support; with in or into
- To swing with the stern in a certain direction; said of a vessel at anchor. · This vessel tails downstream.
- To follow or hang to, like a tail; to be attached closely to, as that which can not be evaded.
- To follow and observe surreptitiously. · Tail that car!
- To pull or draw by the tail.
He/she/it tails · Pasado tailed · Participio pasado tailed · Forma en -ing tailing
Formas del verbo
- Forma base
- tail
- He/she/it
- tails
- Pasado
- tailed
- Participio pasado
- tailed
- Forma en -ing
- tailing
Phrasal verbs y expresiones
De la biblioteca
She ate a hearty breakfast, and watched a wee Munchkin baby, who played with Toto and pulled his tail and crowed and laughed in a way that greatly amused Dorothy.
“I know it,” returned the Lion, wiping a tear from his eye with the tip of his tail.
I think I can swim to the shore and pull the raft after me, if you will only hold fast to the tip of my tail.”
So he sprang into the water, and the Tin Woodman caught fast hold of his tail.
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