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to move behind someone or something and go where he, she, or it goes: A dog followed us home. She followed me into the kitchen. He had the feeling he was being followed (= someone was going after him to catch him or see where he was going). I could feel them following me with their eyes (= watching my movements closely).
Synonyms for FOLLOWED: replaced, succeeded, superseded, supervened, supplanted, ensued, postdated, displaced; Antonyms of FOLLOWED: preceded, predated, antedated, led, guided, headed, piloted, defied
1. : to go, proceed, or come after. followed the guide. 2. a. : to engage in as a calling or way of life : pursue. wheat-growing is generally followed here. b. : to walk or proceed along. follow a path. 3. a. : to be or act in accordance with. follow directions. b. : to accept as authority : obey. followed his conscience. 4. a.
Find 41 different ways to say FOLLOWED, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.
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.
to happen or come after something: We were not prepared for the events that followed (= happened next). The book was delivered yesterday with a note saying the bill for it would follow in a day or two.
1 [transitive, intransitive] follow (somebody/something) to come or go after or behind someone or something He followed her into the house. Follow me please. I'll show you the way. I think we're being followed. (figurative) She followed her mother into the medical profession. Wherever she led, they followed.
follow (something/somebody) I remember little of the days that followed the accident. A period of unrest followed the president's resignation. The first two classes are followed by a break of ten minutes. The main course was followed by fresh fruit. to follow I'll have soup and fish to follow. A detailed news report will follow shortly. There ...
to engage in or be concerned with as a pursuit: He followed the sea as his true calling. to watch the movements, progress, or course of: to follow a bird in flight. to watch the development of or keep up with: to follow the news.
Some common synonyms of follow are ensue, succeed, and supervene. While all these words mean "to come after something or someone," follow may apply to a coming after in time, position, or logical sequence. speeches followed the dinner.
