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   follow

   /ˈfɒləʊ/

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   • 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 come behindcome aftergo behindgo afterwalk behindtread on the heels ofaccompanygo along withgo around withtravel withescortattendtrail around withinformal:tag along withstring along withOpposite leadlead
   • ▪ go after (someone) in order to observe or monitor them: "the KGB man followed her everywhere" Similar shadowtrailpursuechasestalkhunttrackdoghoundcoursegive chase tobe hot on someone's heelsinformal:tail
   • ▪ strive after; aim at: archaic "I follow fame"
   • ▪ go along (a route or path).
   • ▪ (of a route or path) go in the same direction as or parallel to (another): "the road follows the track of the railway line"
   • ▪ trace the movement or direction of: "she followed his gaze, peering into the gloom"
   • 2. come after in time or order: "the six years that followed his restoration"
   • ▪ happen after (something else) as a consequence: "raucous laughter followed the ribald remark" Similar resultarisedevelopensueemanateissueproceedspringfloworiginatestembe a consequence ofbe caused bybe brought about bybe produced bybe a result ofcome afterOpposite lead to
   • ▪ be a logical consequence of something: "this argument simply doesn't follow"
   • ▪ (of a person) do something after (something else): "they follow their March show with four UK dates next month"
   • ▪ have (a dish or course) after another or others during a meal: "turkey was followed by dessert"
   • 3. act according to (an instruction or precept): "he has difficulty in following written instructions" Similar act in accordance withabide byadhere tostick tokeep tocomply withconform toobeyobserveheedpay attention tonotehave regard tomindbear in mindtake to heartbe guided byacceptyield todefer torespectOpposite flout
   • ▪ conform to: "the film faithfully follows Shakespeare's plot" Similar act in accordance withabide byadhere tostick tokeep tocomply withconform toobeyobserveheedpay attention tonotehave regard tomindbear in mindtake to heartbe guided byacceptyield todefer torespectOpposite flout
   • ▪ act according to the lead or example of (someone): "he follows Aristotle in believing this" Similar imitatecopymimicapereproducemirrorechoemulatetake as a patterntake as an exampletake as a modeladopt the style ofstyle oneself onmodel oneself oninformal:take a leaf out of someone's book
   • ▪ treat as a teacher or guide: "those who seek to follow Jesus Christ"
   • 4. pay close attention to: "I've been following this discussion closely"
   • ▪ take an active interest in or be a supporter of: "supporters who have followed the club through thick and thin" Similar be a fan ofbe a supporter ofsupportbe a follower ofbe an admirer ofbe a devotee ofbe devoted tobe interested incultivate an interest inOpposite dislike
   • ▪ (of a book, film, programme, etc.) be concerned with or trace the development of: "the book follows the life and career of Henry Clay"
   • ▪ track (a person, group, or organization) by subscribing to their account on a social media website or application: "if you've been following me on Facebook recently you may have seen a bunch of different posts about surgery and back trouble"
   • ▪ understand the meaning or tendency of (a speaker or argument): "I still don't follow you" Similar understandcomprehendapprehendtake ingraspfathomappreciatekeep up withseeinformal:make head or tail oflatch on tocatch on totumble togetget the hang offigure outget one's head aroundget one's mind aroundtake on boardget the pictureget the driftget the messagesee the lightsuss outsavvyrare:cognizeOpposite misunderstand
   • 5. practise (a trade or profession).
   • ▪ undertake or carry out (a course of action or study): "she followed a strict diet"

   Word Origin Old Englishfolgian, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch volgen and German folgen.

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   What does it mean if a film follows a person?

   • A story, film, or television programme that follows someone or something is about their experiences over a particular period of time. The film follows the fortunes of two women. [VERB noun] If you follow a score or written copy of a play, you read it while you listen to it being performed.

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   What does follow mean?

   • Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! The meaning of FOLLOW is to go, proceed, or come after. How to use follow in a sentence.

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   What does it mean if you follow someone?

   • 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. She realized that the Mercedes was following her. [VERB noun] If you follow someone to a place where they have recently gone and where they are now, you go to join them there.

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   What does it mean to follow someone up the steps?

   • If you follow someone who is going somewhere, you move along behind them. We followed him up the steps. 14 meanings: 1. to go or come after in the same direction 2. to accompany; attend 3. to come after as a logical or natural.... Click for more definitions.

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   Learn the meaning of follow as a verb in English, with different senses and usage. See how to follow someone or something, follow instructions, follow suit, follow up, and more.

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   Learn the various meanings and uses of the verb and noun follow, with synonyms, examples, and word history. See also phrases containing follow and related entries.

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   Follow definition: to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.. See examples of FOLLOW used in a sentence.

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   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.:

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionfollow verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   • [transitive, intransitive] to come or go after or behind somebody/something. follow somebody/something Follow me please. follow somebody + adv./ prep. He followed her into the house.
   • [transitive] follow somebody/something to come or go after or behind somebody in order to watch where they go and what they do. I think we're being followed.
   • [transitive, intransitive] to come after something/somebody else in time or order; to happen as a result of something else. follow (something/somebody) I remember little of the days that followed the accident.
   • [transitive] to do something after something else. follow something with something Give your contact details and follow this with a brief profile of yourself.

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   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.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › followFOLLOW | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   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.