The difference between Orbit and Tag along
When used as verbs, orbit means to circle or revolve around another object, whereas tag along means to accompany, join, or follow.
Orbit is also noun with the meaning: a circular or elliptical path of one object around another object, particularly in astronomy and space travel.
check bellow for the other definitions of Orbit and Tag along
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Orbit as a noun:
A circular or elliptical path of one object around another object, particularly in astronomy and space travel.
Examples:
"The Moon's orbit around the Earth takes nearly one month to complete."
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Orbit as a noun:
A sphere of influence; an area of control.
Examples:
"In the post WWII era, several eastern European countries came into the orbit of the Soviet Union."
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Orbit as a noun:
The course of one's usual progression, or the extent of one's typical range.
Examples:
"The convenience store was a heavily travelled point in her daily orbit, as she purchased both cigarettes and lottery tickets there."
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Orbit as a noun (anatomy):
The bony cavity containing the eyeball; the eye socket.
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Orbit as a noun (physics):
A mathematical function that describes the wave-like behavior of an electron in an atom; area of the highest probability of electron´s occurrence around the atom's nucleus.
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Orbit as a noun (mathematics):
A collection of points related by the evolution function of a dynamical system.
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Orbit as a noun (geometry, group theory):
The subset of elements of a set X to which a given element can be moved by members of a specified group of transformations that act on X.
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Orbit as a noun (informal):
A state of increased excitement, activity, or anger.
Examples:
"Dad went into orbit when I told him that I'd crashed the car."
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Orbit as a verb:
To circle or revolve around another object.
Examples:
"The Earth orbits the Sun."
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Orbit as a verb:
To move around the general vicinity of something.
Examples:
"The harried mother had a cloud of children orbiting her, asking for sweets."
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Orbit as a verb:
To place an object into an orbit around a planet.
Examples:
"A rocket was used to orbit the satellite."
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Tag along as a verb (idiomatic):
To accompany, join, or follow; to go with.
Examples:
"If you ever visit the bamboo gardens, I'd like to tag along."