Follow

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English

Verb

Follow (third-person singular simple present Follows, present participle Following, simple past and past participle Followed)

  1. (transitive) To go or come after in physical space.
  2. (transitive) To go or come after in a sequence.
  3. (transitive) To carry out in accordance to (orders, instructions, etc).
  4. (transitive) To live one's life according to (religion, teachings, etc).
  5. (transitive) To understand, to pay attention to.
  6. (transitive) To watch, to keep track of (reports of) some event or person.
  7. (transitive) To be a logical consequence of.

Adverbs for Follow

instinctively; abjectly; trustfully; inevitably; irresistibly; reverently; wistfully; obsequiously; relentlessly; heedlessly; slavishly; reluctantly; unswervingly; gallantly; mechanically; traditionally; dutifully; dumbly; placidly; mutely; logically; religiously; grudgingly; undeviatingly; automatically; implicitly; doggedly; devoutly; diligently; sedulously.

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Thesaurus

abide by, absorb, accept, accept advice, accommodate, accommodate with, accompany, accord, act up to, adapt, adapt to, address, adhere to, adjust, adjust to, admire, adopt, afford proof of, agree with, align, angle for, ape, appear like, appreciate, apprehend, approach, approximate, arise, around, ascertain, ask for, assimilate, assimilate to, attend, attend to, augment, back, back up, be advised by, be consistent, be faithful to, be found wanting, be guided by, be inferior, be into, be like, be redolent of, be strong in, be vigilant, be watchful, be with one, bear resemblance, beat about for, beau, become of, bedog, believe in, bend, bolster, bring home to, bring to mind, buttress, c, call to mind, call up, carry on, carry out, catch, catch on, chase, check out, check up on, chime in with, chivy, cinch, cleave to, clinch, collimate, collineate, come about, come after, come behind, come close, come last, come near, come of, come on, come out, come short, compare with, comply, comply with, compose, comprehend, conceive, conclude, conduct, confine, conform, conform to, connect, connect with, consolidate, consummate, continue, convoy, copy, copy after, correct, correspond, counterfeit, court, cultivate, dangle, delve for, demonstrate, desire guidance, determine, develop, dig, dig for, digest, discharge, discipline, displace, do, do justice to, dog, echo, employ, emulate, end, engage in, ensue, ensure, equate, equidistance, escort, esquire, establish, eventuate, evoke, exercise, eye, eyeball, fail, fall astern, fall back, fall behind, fall in with, fall out, fall short, fare, fathom, favor, feature, fill, fish for, fit, fix, flow, follow a clue, follow advice, follow at heel, follow from, follow implicitly, follow like sheep, follow suit, follow the crowd, follow up, fulfill, gaze at, gear to, get, get hold of, get the drift, get the idea, get the picture, give chase, go after, go along with, go back, go backwards, go behind, go by, go gunning for, go in for, grasp, gun for, hang about, harmonize, have, have a case, have a looksee, have it taped, have nothing on, heed, heel, hold by, hold good, hold in view, hold water, hollo after, hound, hunt, hunt down, hunt for, hunt up, imitate, implore counsel, inherit, inquire, investigate, issue, join, keep, keep faith with, keep in sight, keep in view, keep under observation, keep up with, ken, know, lag behind, lay siege to, learn, limit, line up, link up, live up to, look, look after, look at, look for, look into, look like, look on, look up, look upon, major in, make after, make conform, make good, make out, make suit to, master, match, meet, mimic, mind, minor in, mirror, model after, mold, move behind, nail down, narrow, near, nearly reproduce, nose, nose out, not approach, not come near, not compare, not hack it, not make it, not measure up, not tell apart, obey, observe, pan out, parallel, parallelize, partake of, pattern after, pay attention to, pay court to, perform, persevere, persist, place parallel to, play second fiddle, postdate, practice, prosecute, prove, prove to be, prove true, prowl after, pursue, quest, quest after, raise the hunt, rank under, read, realign, realize, reconcile, reconnoiter, rectify, reflect, regard, regress, reinforce, remind one of, remove all doubt, replace, resemble, respect, restrict, result, retrogress, revert, root for, rub off corners, run after, run down, run to earth, satisfy, savor of, savvy, scout, search, search for, see, see through, see to, seek, seek for, seek out, seem like, seize, seize the meaning, sense, serenade, serve, set at rest, settle, settle the matter, shadow, shape, show, simulate, smack of, smell out, sniff out, solicit advice, sound like, spark, specialize, specialize in, spy upon, squire, stack up with, stalk, still-hunt, straighten, string along, subserve, succeed, sue, suggest, suit, supersede, supervene, supplant, support, swain, sweetheart, tackle, tag, tag after, tag along, tail, tailgate, take, take advice, take after, take in, take on, take out after, take to, take up, tall, tally with, terminate, trace, trace down, track, track down, trail, trail after, trail behind, try to find, turn out, understand, undertake, unfold, use, view, wage, want, watch, woo, work at, work out, yield

Etymology

Middle English folwen, folgen from Old English folġian, fylgan 'to follow, pursue', from Proto-Germanic *fulʒēnan (compare West Frisian folgje, Dutch volgen, German folgen), from *fulkan 'folk'. More at folk.

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