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- Dictionaryfollow/ˈfɒləʊ/
verb
- 1. go or come after (a person or thing proceeding ahead); move or travel behind: "she went back into the house, and Ben followed her" Similar Opposite
- 2. come after in time or order: "the six years that followed his restoration"
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FOLLOW definition: 1. to move behind someone or something and go where he, she, or it goes: 2. to go in the same…. Learn more.
The meaning of FOLLOW is to go, proceed, or come after. How to use follow in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Follow.
1. a. To come or go after; proceed behind: Follow the usher to your seat. b. To go after in pursuit: would follow his enemy to the ends of the earth. c. To keep under surveillance: The agent followed the suspect around town. 2. a. To move along the course of; take: We followed the path. b.
verb (used with object) to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.: The speech follows the dinner. Antonyms: precede. to go or come after; move behind in the same direction: Drive ahead, and I'll follow you. Antonyms: lead. to accept as a guide or leader; accept the authority of or give allegiance to: Many Germans followed Hitler.
Definition of follow verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
travel behind, go after, come after. “The ducklings followed their mother around the pond”. “Please follow the guide through the museum”. see more. verb. travel along a certain course. “ follow the road”. “ follow the trail”. synonyms: travel along.
follow, ensue, result, succeed imply coming after something else, in a natural sequence. follow is the general word: We must wait to see what follows. A detailed account follows. ensue implies a logical sequence, what might be expected normally to come after a given act, cause, etc.:
to move behind someone or something and go where they go, sometimes secretly: She followed me into the kitchen. He employed a private detective to follow his wife. Fewer examples. You lead and we'll follow. Elke came into the room, closely followed by her children. She ran up to her room and I followed her. He followed her at a distance.
to come next after something else in sequence, order of time, etc. to happen or occur after something else; come next as an event: After the defeat great disorder followed. to attend or serve. to go or come after a person or thing in motion. to result as an effect; occur as a consequence: It follows then that he must be innocent. See more. noun.
To move in the direction of; be guided by. Followed the sun westward; followed the signs to the zoo. American Heritage. More Verb Definitions (27) Synonyms: attend. result. ensue. keep-up-with. regard. keep-an-eye-on.
