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   Fol·low

   /ˈfälō/

   

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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: "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 a hidden sweetwater brook"
   • ▪ keep track of; 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): "he follows his surprise hit movie with a paranoid thriller"
   • ▪ have (a dish or course) after another or others in 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 (something): "I've been following this discussion closely"
   • ▪ maintain awareness of the current state or progress of (events in a particular sphere or account): "young Italians follow football" 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 person or account) be concerned with the development of (something): "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 ontocatch ontotumble 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. practice (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 is the meaning of follow?

   • 1. to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.; succeed: The speech follows the dinner. 2. to go or come after; move behind in the same direction: Drive ahead, and I'll follow you. 3. to accept as a guide or leader; accept the authority of. 4. to conform to, comply with, or act in accordance with; obey: to follow orders; to follow advice.

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   What does followed mean?

   • Define followed. followed synonyms, followed pronunciation, followed translation, English dictionary definition of followed. to go after; pursue; obey: follow one’s instincts Not to be confused with: fallow – marked by inactivity; plowed unseeded land: They let the land go fallow...

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   What is the difference between follow and succeed?

   • When one airline lowers its fares, the others usually follow suit. follow, succeed, ensue, supervene mean to come after something or someone. follow may apply to a coming after in time, position, or logical sequence. succeed implies a coming after immediately in a sequence determined by natural order, inheritance, election, or laws of rank.

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   What does followed along mean?

   • To move or proceed in unison or in accord with an example: followed along with the song. 1. Sports To carry a stroke to natural completion after hitting or releasing a ball or other object. 2. To carry an act, project, or intention to completion; pursue fully: followed through on her promise to fix the oven.

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   Followed is the past tense and past participle of follow, which means to move behind someone or something, to do the same thing as someone else, or to obey or understand something. Learn more about the verb follow and its usage with examples and idioms.

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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).

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   to conform to, comply with, or act in accordance with; obey: to follow orders; to follow advice. Synonyms: observe, heed. Antonyms: disregard. to imitate or copy; use as an exemplar: They follow the latest fads. to move forward along (a road, path, etc.): Follow this road for a mile. to come after as a result or consequence; result from:

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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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   to go or come after; move behind in the same direction: Drive ahead, and I'll follow you. to accept as a guide or leader; accept the authority of or give allegiance to: Many Germans followed Hitler. to conform to, comply with, or act in accordance with; obey: to follow orders; to follow advice.

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   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.