Sekirov Dictionary

follow

UK /ˈfɒləʊ/US /ˈfɑloʊ/

verb 10
noun 2
forms 7
phrases 10

verb10

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to go along behind someone or something, often in order to catch them
- Follow that car!
- She left the room and I followed.
•
To carry out (orders, instructions, etc.).
- Follow these instructions to the letter.
To live one's life according to (religion, teachings, etc).
•
To go or come after in a sequence.
- B follows A in the alphabet.
- We both ordered the soup, with roast beef to follow.
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To watch, to keep track of (reports of) some event or person.
- I followed the incumbent throughout the election.
- My friends don't regularly follow the news.
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To subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform.
- If you want to see more of our articles, follow us on Twitter.
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To understand, to pay attention to.
- Do you follow me?
•
To be a logical consequence of something.
- It follows that if two numbers are not equal then one is larger than the other.
- If you don't practise proper hygiene, illness is sure to follow.
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To be a supporter of (a sports team).
- "Sometimes I wonder what you do take any notice of—except the whistle and short skirts," speculated his superior. "But no doubt ideas are germinating." "I follow Chelsea," maintained Horace. — 1934
•
To walk in, as a road or course; to attend upon closely, as a profession or calling.
- O had I but followed the Arts. — 1601

noun2

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The act of following another user's online activity.
- It doesn't take too many follows to become overwhelmed with the deluge of content on Twitter. — 2012
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[before a noun] In billiards and similar games, a stroke causing a ball to follow another ball after hitting it.
- a follow shot

forms

follow'd · followed · followedst · following · followeth · follows · followest

Phrases with follow

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