ALL meanings of follow
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F f - noun follow Go or come after (a person or thing proceeding ahead ); move or travel behind. 1
- transitive verb follow move behind 1
- transitive verb follow proceed along 1
- transitive verb follow leadership, authority 1
- transitive verb follow obey, do as told 1
- intransitive verb follow come next after sb 1
- intransitive verb follow come next after sth 1
- transitive verb follow occur as a result 1
- transitive verb follow sequence: come after 1
- transitive verb follow imitate, be like sb 1
- transitive verb follow result from sth 1
- transitive verb follow watch 1
- transitive verb follow keep up with sth 1
- transitive verb follow understand sth, sb 1
- transitive verb follow obey: a route, pattern, etc. 1
- verb with object follow to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.: The speech follows the dinner. 1
- verb with object follow to go or come after; move behind in the same direction: Drive ahead, and I'll follow you. 1
- verb with object follow to accept as a guide or leader; accept the authority of or give allegiance to: Many Germans followed Hitler. 1
- verb with object follow to conform to, comply with, or act in accordance with; obey: to follow orders; to follow advice. 1
- verb with object follow to imitate or copy; use as an exemplar: They follow the latest fads. 1
- verb with object follow to move forward along (a road, path, etc.): Follow this road for a mile. 1
- verb with object follow to come after as a result or consequence; result from: Reprisals often follow victory. 1
- verb with object follow to go after or along with (a person) as companion. 1
- verb with object follow to go in pursuit of: to follow an enemy. 1
- verb with object follow to try for or attain to: to follow an ideal. 1
- verb with object follow to engage in or be concerned with as a pursuit: He followed the sea as his true calling. 1
- verb with object follow to watch the movements, progress, or course of: to follow a bird in flight. 1
- verb with object follow to watch the development of or keep up with: to follow the news. 1
- verb with object follow to keep up with and understand (an argument, story, etc.): Do you follow me? 1
- verb without object follow to come next after something else in sequence, order of time, etc. 1
- verb without object follow to happen or occur after something else; come next as an event: After the defeat great disorder followed. 1
- verb without object follow to attend or serve. 1
- verb without object follow to go or come after a person or thing in motion. 1
- verb without object follow to result as an effect; occur as a consequence: It follows then that he must be innocent. 1
- noun follow the act of following. 1
- noun follow Billiards, Pool. follow shot (def 2). 1
- noun follow follow-up (def 3). 1
- idioms follow follow suit. suit (def 21). 1
- noun follow (sometimes attributive) In billiards and similar games, a stroke causing a ball to follow another ball after hitting it. 0
- noun follow (Internet) The act of following another user's online activity. 0
- verb follow (Transitive Verb) To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction. 0
- verb follow (Transitive Verb) To go or come after in a sequence. 0
- verb follow (Transitive Verb) To carry out (orders, instructions, etc.). 0
- verb follow (Transitive Verb) To live one's life according to (religion, teachings, etc). 0
- verb follow (Transitive Verb) To understand, to pay attention to. 0
- verb follow (Transitive Verb) To watch, to keep track of (reports of) some event or person. 0
- verb follow (Transitive Verb) To be a logical consequence of. 0
- verb follow (Transitive Verb) To walk in, as a road or course; to attend upon closely, as a profession or calling. 0
- verb follow If you follow someone who is going somewhere, you move along behind them because you want to go to the same place. 0
- verb follow If you follow someone who is going somewhere, you move along behind them without their knowledge, in order to catch them or find out where they are going. 0