Definitions of FOLLOW in various dictionaries:
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to travel behind, go after, come after
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be later in time
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come as a logical consequence
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travel along a certain course
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act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes
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come after in time, as a result
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behave in accordance or in agreement with
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be next
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choose and follow
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to bring something about at a later time than
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imitate in behavior
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follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
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follow with the eyes or the mind
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be the successor (of)
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perform an accompaniment to
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keep informed
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to be the product or result
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accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of
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adhere to or practice
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work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
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keep under surveillance
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follow in or as if in pursuit
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grasp the meaning
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keep to
To come or go after; proceed behind: Follow the usher to your seat.
To go after in or as if in pursuit: “The wrong she had done followed her and haunted her dream” (Katherine Anne Porter).
To keep under surveillance: followed the suspect for a week before making the arrest.
To move along the course of; take: We followed a path to the shore.
To go in the direction of; be guided by: followed the sun westward across the plains; followed the signs to the monkey house.
To accept the guidance, command, or leadership of: follow a spiritual master; rebels who refused to follow their commander.
To adhere to; practice: followed the ancient customs of their people.
To take as a model or precedent; imitate: followed her new friends in everything they did; followed my example and resigned.
To act in agreement or compliance with; obey: follow the rules; follow one’s instincts.
To keep to or stick to: followed the recipe; follow a diet.
To engage in (a trade or occupation); work at.
To come after in order, time, or position: Night follows day.
To bring something about at a later time than or as a consequence of: She followed her lecture with a question-and-answer period.
To occur or be evident as a consequence of: Your conclusion does not follow your premise.
To watch or observe closely: followed the bird through binoculars.
To be attentive to; pay close heed to: too sleepy to follow the sermon.
To keep oneself informed of the course, progress, or fortunes of: follow the stock market; followed the local teams.
To grasp the meaning or logic of; understand: Do you follow my argument? — v.
To come, move, or take place after another person or thing in order or time.
To occur or be evident as a consequence; result: If you ignore your diet, trouble will follow.
To grasp the meaning or reasoning of something; understand.
The act or an instance of following.
A billiards shot in which the cue ball is struck above center so that it follows the path of the object ball after impact.
To carry a stroke to natural completion after hitting or releasing a ball or other object.
To carry an act, a project, or an intention to completion; pursue fully: followed through on her promise to reorganize the department.
To carry to completion; follow through on: followed up their recommendations with concrete proposals.
To increase the effectiveness or enhance the success of by further action: followed up her interview with a telephone call.
To move straight ahead or in a direct path.
To be guided by instinct: had no formal training but became a success by following his nose.
To play a card of the same suit as the one led.
These verb s mean to come after something or someone.
verb - to come or go after