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Quick definitions from WordNet (follow)
▸ verb: adhere to or practice ("These people still follow the laws of their ancient religion")
▸ verb: accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of ("Let's follow our great helmsman!")
▸ verb: come as a logical consequence; follow logically ("It follows that your assertion is false")
▸ verb: come after in time, as a result ("A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake")
▸ verb: be next ("Mary plays best, with John and Sue following")
▸ verb: to bring something about at a later time than ("She followed dinner with a brandy")
▸ verb: grasp the meaning ("Can you follow her argument?")
▸ verb: behave in accordance or in agreement with ("Follow a pattern")
▸ verb: travel along a certain course ("Follow the road")
▸ verb: to travel behind, go after, come after ("The ducklings followed their mother around the pond")
▸ verb: keep under surveillance ("The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing")
▸ verb: choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans ("She followed the feminist movement")
▸ verb: work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
▸ verb: act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes ("Follow these simple rules")
▸ verb: to be the product or result
▸ verb: be later in time ("Tuesday always follows Monday")
▸ verb: follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something ("We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba")
▸ verb: imitate in behavior; take as a model ("Teenagers follow their friends in everything")
▸ verb: follow in or as if in pursuit ("Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life")
▸ verb: be the successor (of) ("Carter followed Ford")
▸ verb: follow with the eyes or the mind ("She followed the men with the binoculars")
▸ verb: keep to
▸ verb: keep informed
▸ verb: perform an accompaniment to ("The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano")
▸ Also see follows
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▸ Words similar to follow
▸ Usage examples for follow
▸ Idioms related to follow (New!)
▸ Words that often appear near follow
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▸ verb: adhere to or practice ("These people still follow the laws of their ancient religion")
▸ verb: accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of ("Let's follow our great helmsman!")
▸ verb: come as a logical consequence; follow logically ("It follows that your assertion is false")
▸ verb: come after in time, as a result ("A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake")
▸ verb: be next ("Mary plays best, with John and Sue following")
▸ verb: to bring something about at a later time than ("She followed dinner with a brandy")
▸ verb: grasp the meaning ("Can you follow her argument?")
▸ verb: behave in accordance or in agreement with ("Follow a pattern")
▸ verb: travel along a certain course ("Follow the road")
▸ verb: to travel behind, go after, come after ("The ducklings followed their mother around the pond")
▸ verb: keep under surveillance ("The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing")
▸ verb: choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans ("She followed the feminist movement")
▸ verb: work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
▸ verb: act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes ("Follow these simple rules")
▸ verb: to be the product or result
▸ verb: be later in time ("Tuesday always follows Monday")
▸ verb: follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something ("We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba")
▸ verb: imitate in behavior; take as a model ("Teenagers follow their friends in everything")
▸ verb: follow in or as if in pursuit ("Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life")
▸ verb: be the successor (of) ("Carter followed Ford")
▸ verb: follow with the eyes or the mind ("She followed the men with the binoculars")
▸ verb: keep to
▸ verb: keep informed
▸ verb: perform an accompaniment to ("The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano")
▸ Also see follows
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to follow
▸ Usage examples for follow
▸ Idioms related to follow (New!)
▸ Words that often appear near follow
▸ Rhymes of follow
▸ Invented words related to follow