to trail
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2.2
- verb
- /treɪl/
:
rezagarse
- England trail by two goals to one.
- to trail behind
- trail far behind
- leading and trailing
And then and then he trails off and he says, well, anyway, and that's it.
- And then and then he trails off and he says, well, anyway, and that's it.
Examples
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The Cougars trail by 4 with 35 seconds left.
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The Sun Devils trail by four.
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Here in the bottom of the eighth, the Giants trail 2 to 1.
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Germany and Italy share the lead, with Great Britain trailing.
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We're trailing 12 points in the latest polls.
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The Hammers trail one goal to nil.
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The Bulldogs are trailing in the second half as they receive the Devils'punt.
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The Medfield Squirrels tonight are getting their nuts buried, trailing by 51 at intermission.
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The team is trailing behind in the competition and needs to pick up its performance.
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After the first half of the game, we noticed that our opponents were trailing us by several points.
Synonyms
47
3.0
To fail to keep up with work or a schedule
34
4.6
To hesitate and stay behind the group
24
3.0
To move or develop more slowly than others
17
3.6
To move to a position behind other players, for example to prepare a pass or to help defend
2
3.5
To move back when others move forward
2
3.2
To fall behind others because you move or work more slowly
To fall behind when moving with others
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Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
1
9.3
An old route in the United States where cowboys drove cattle from Texas to Kansas in the late 1800s
1
3.3
A light motorcycle made for riding on rough unpaved paths with strong tires and springs to absorb bumps
1
5.5
An old route from Missouri to New Mexico used by settlers moving west in the 1800s
A long dog sled race across Alaska that happens every year and covers about 1,000 miles
How Far Behind
Surface Forms
Etymology
Trail comes from the old root trahere 'to pull', which also gave the idea of being left behind. So if you trail, you fall behind others or move more slowly than them.