Lead and Tag along

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Lead verb - To point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front.

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Tag along is an antonym for lead.

Nearby Words: leading, leader, leaden, leadership, leaded

Tag along verb - Go along with, often uninvited.

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Lead is an antonym for tag along in topics: follow, trail.

In the second OAV based on the video game Fatal Fury, titled FATAL FURY 2: THE NEW BATTLE, lead hero/fighter Terry "The Wolf" Bogard has lost his will to fight and live after being beaten by Wolfgang Krauser, only to have a street kid named Tony tag along with him.

Source: Action Dad / Anime and Manga
Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right: Early in the show, when Sarah's still a loyal British subject, she often uses this as a reason to still tag along to help foil the British if letting them be would lead to bloodshed or her friends getting hurt.

Source: Western Animation / Liberty's Kids

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