Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

follow one's nose

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.10 in modern English

Syllables
fol-low one's nose
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To proceed straight ahead; to continue forward.

Etymology

A person's nose always points in the direction they are facing.

Inflected Forms

follows one's nose (present, singular) following one's nose (participle, present) followed one's nose (participle, past) followed one's nose (past)

Questions

What does follow one's nose mean?
To proceed straight ahead; to continue forward.
Where does follow one's nose come from?
A person's nose always points in the direction they are facing.

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