Follow

/ˈfɒləʊ/ · verb

Meaning

(ambitransitive) To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching..

Definitions by Sense

1. (ambitransitive) To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching.
2. (ambitransitive) To go or come after in a sequence.
3. (transitive) To carry out (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 supporter of (a sports team).
8. (social media, transitive) To subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform.

Example Sentences

Follow that car!

She left the room and I followed.

Ambassador Udina: The other species are scared. They've never faced anything like this before and they don't know what to do. They want us to step forward. They believe in humanity because of you. Ambassador Udina: Your ruthless pursuit of Saren and the geth, your defiance of the Council -- that's what humans are capable of! That's how we can defeat the Reapers! Ambassador Udina: The others will follow us, Shepard. They know we're their only hope. We will have a human Council with a human Chairman.

B follows A in the alphabet.

We both ordered the soup, with roast beef to follow.

Where a pon thys for sayd men dyd sett yᵉ prysse under yᵉ maner as here after follyzth: & Thomas Borrage yᵗ was tuthyng man at yᵉ tyme for iak Tymwell dyd gether yˢ mony yᵗ follyth & brosth hyt to yˢ for said men by causse yᵗ they schuld se every man content after their conssyens

Follow these instructions to the letter.

The Celebrity, by arts unknown, induced Mrs. Judge Short and two other ladies to call at Mohair on a certain afternoon when Mr. Cooke was trying a trotter on the track.[…]Their example was followed by others at a time when the master of Mohair was superintending in person the docking of some two-year-olds, and equally invisible.

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Word Forms

• follows
• following
• followed
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• glossary
• follow
• followest
• followedst
• followeth
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