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follow
[ fol-oh ]
verb (used with object)
- to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.:
The speech follows the dinner.
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- to go or come after; move behind in the same direction:
Drive ahead, and I'll follow you.
Antonyms:
- to accept as a guide or leader; accept the authority of or give allegiance to:
Many Germans followed Hitler.
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Antonyms:
- to conform to, comply with, or act in accordance with; obey:
to follow orders; to follow advice.
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- 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:
Reprisals often follow victory.
- to go after or along with (a person) as companion.
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- to go in pursuit of:
to follow an enemy.
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- to try for or attain to:
to follow an ideal.
- to engage in or be concerned with as a pursuit:
He followed the sea as his true calling.
- to watch the movements, progress, or course of:
to follow a bird in flight.
- to watch the development of or keep up with:
to follow the news.
- Digital Technology. to indicate interest in and establish a connection with (a social media account) so as to keep up with the online content it publishes, as posts, images, or videos:
I follow my friends and some celebrities on Twitter, but nobody who tweets political stuff.
- to keep up with and understand (an argument, story, etc.):
Do you follow me?
verb (used without object)
- to come next after something else in sequence, order of time, etc.
- to happen or occur after something else; come next as an event:
After the defeat great disorder followed.
- to attend or serve.
- to go or come after a person or thing in motion.
- to result as an effect; occur as a consequence:
It follows then that he must be innocent.
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noun
- the act of following.
- Digital Technology. an instance of following or subscribing to online content published by a social media account:
Using hashtags is one way to get more follows on Instagram.
- Billiards, Pool. follow shot ( def 2 ).
adjective
- Digital Technology. noting or relating to a feature used to follow or subscribe to specific website content: follow numbers and other digital marketing statistics.
a follow link;
follow numbers and other digital marketing statistics.
verb phrase
- to carry out fully, as a stroke of a club in golf, a racket in tennis, etc.
- to continue an effort, plan, proposal, policy, etc., to its completion.
- to pursue closely and tenaciously.
- to increase the effectiveness of by further action or repetition.
- to pursue to a solution or conclusion.
- to carry to a conclusion; execute:
They followed out their orders to the letter.
follow
/ 藞蹿蓲濒蓹蕣 /
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
- rare.tr to earn a living at or in
to follow the Navy
- follow suitcards
- to play a card of the same suit as the card played immediately before it
- to do the same as someone else
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
- 藞蹿辞濒濒辞飞补产濒别, adjective
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 蹿辞濒顎僱辞飞路补路产濒别 adjective
- un路蹿辞濒顎僱辞飞路补路产濒别 adjective
- 耻苍路蹿辞濒顎僱辞飞别诲 adjective
- 飞别濒濒顎-蹿辞濒顎僱辞飞别诲 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of follow1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of follow1
Idioms and Phrases
- follow suit. suit ( def 21 ).
More idioms and phrases containing follow
- as follows
- camp follower
- hard act to follow
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
I鈥檓 glad that I get to do these types of things that have these great followings and really passionate fans.
Reports that North Korean soldiers had been deployed emerged in October, following the deepening of bilateral ties between Kim and Putin.
"Their music gave a voice to generations and influenced countless artists that followed in their footsteps."
The following day, the finance bill was dropped.
Armenia's tech ecosystem received an unexpected boost in 2022 following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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