trail behind
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English[edit]
Verb[edit]
trail behind (third-person singular simple present trails behind, present participle trailing behind, simple past and past participle trailed behind)
- (transitive) To increase or to succeed at a rate lower than (something else).
- Tech stocks trailed behind the overall market today.
- (transitive) To follow (someone) slowly, usually surreptitiously.