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| fol·low [ fóllō ] |
verb (past and past participle fol·lowed, present participle fol·low·ing, 3rd person present singular fol·lows) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb come after somebody or something: to come after somebody or something in position, time, or sequence
  the main course followed by dessert
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2. transitive verb add to something already done: to add to something already done by doing something else, usually a related thing
She'll follow her lecture with a demonstration.
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3. transitive and intransitive verb go after somebody or something: to take the same route behind another person, e.g. by walking down the street or driving along the same road, deliberately or by chance
followed them home
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4. transitive verb keep somebody under surveillance: to have somebody's movements under constant surveillance
ordering the suspect to be followed
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5. transitive verb watch somebody or something closely: to watch, observe, or pay close attention to somebody or something
eyes seemed to follow me around the room
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6. transitive verb go along route: to go along something such as a road or path
following the path
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7. transitive verb take same direction as something: to take the same course or go in the same direction as something else
The road follows the river along the valley.
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8. transitive verb go as directed by something: to go in the direction indicated by something such as a signpost
Follow that sign ahead.
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9. transitive verb obey something: to act in accordance with something, especially with instructions or directions given by somebody else
only if you follow my instructions
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10. transitive verb develop in accordance with something: to be or develop in accordance with something, usually something already known about or established
following the same pattern of behavior
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11. transitive and intransitive verb do same as somebody or something: to imitate or do the same as somebody or something
She followed her father into medicine.
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12. transitive and intransitive verb understand something: to understand something such as an explanation or narrative
can't follow her explanation
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13. transitive verb engage in activity: to engage in or practice something such as a career, occupation, or lifestyle
I decided to follow a career in law.
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14. transitive verb keep abreast of something: to keep informed about or up to date with the progress of something
Are you following the television series about twins?
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15. transitive verb be about something: to be about somebody or something, especially to describe or depict what happens to somebody or something over a period of time
The story follows a typical American family.
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16. intransitive verb result from something: to happen after and as a result of something else
Issue too many instructions and confusion invariably follows.
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17. transitive and intransitive verb be logical result: to be a logical consequence of something
follows from their loss of sponsorship
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18. transitive verb read words or music: to read the words or music of something while listening to it
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19. transitive verb Malaysia accompany somebody: to go with somebody
Can I follow you to the market?
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noun (plural fol·lows) |
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cue games
Same as follow shot (sense 1)
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| [ Old English folgian, fylgan, origin ?] |
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| fol·low·a·ble adjective |
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as follows as listed or described next
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follow, chase, pursue, tail, shadow, stalk, trail
CORE MEANING: to go after or behind
follow to take the same route behind another person, for example, by walking down the street or driving along the same road, deliberately or by chance, and not necessarily with the intention of closing the gap;
"Will you please follow me," she said.
He's usually closely followed by two bodyguards.
chase to follow somebody quickly in order to catch him or her;
Once a pack of reporters had chased him to his car.
pursue to follow somebody, sometimes for a long time, in order to catch or capture him or her;
The group was pursued from the theater by hordes of female fans.
tail (informal) to follow somebody secretly in order to keep watch on him or her;
The report claimed officers tailed him, tapped his phones, and screened his mail.
shadow to go everywhere that somebody else goes, especially secretly, in order to watch what he or she is doing;
Until he saw the photographs, he had had no idea he was being shadowed.
stalk to follow or try to get close to a person or hunted animal unobtrusively, or harass a person criminally by following or contacting them obsessively;
watched their cat patiently stalking a bird
an abusive man who stalked his former partner
trail to follow tracks or traces left by a person or animal that is no longer in sight;
The police trailed the missing couple all over Europe by their hotel registrations and bank withdrawals.
We could smell the pungent scent of fox as we trailed dog-like paw marks. |
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