Word Frequency
follow (ˈfɒləʊ
)
Definitions
verb
- to go or come after in the same direction ⇒
he followed his friend home
- tr to accompany; attend ⇒
she followed her sister everywhere
- to come after as a logical or natural consequence
- tr to keep to the course or track of ⇒
she followed the towpath
- tr to act in accordance with; obey ⇒
to follow instructions
- tr to accept the ideas or beliefs of (a previous authority, etc) ⇒
he followed Donne in most of his teachings
- to understand (an explanation, argument, etc) ⇒
the lesson was difficult to follow
- to watch closely or continuously ⇒
she followed his progress carefully
- tr to have a keen interest in ⇒
to follow athletics
- tr to help in the cause of or accept the leadership of ⇒
the men who followed Napoleon
- tr to choose to receive messages posted by (a blogger or microblogger) ⇒
I've been following her online
- tr (rare) to earn a living at or in ⇒
to follow the Navy
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See follow suit
noun
- (billiards, snooker)
- a forward spin imparted to a cue ball causing it to roll after the object ball
- a shot made in this way
Derived Forms
ˈfollowable adjectiveWord Origin
Old English folgian; related to Old Frisian folgia, Old Saxon folgōn, Old High German folgēnSponsored Links
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