Verb
1. to travel behind, go after, come after;
"The ducklings followed their mother around the pond""Please follow the guide through the museum"2. be later in time;
"Tuesday always follows Monday"3. come as a logical consequence; follow logically;
"It follows that your assertion is false""the theorem falls out nicely"4. travel along a certain course;
"follow the road""follow the trail"5. act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes;
"He complied with my instructions""You must comply or else!""Follow these simple rules""abide by the rules"6. come after in time, as a result;
"A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake"7. behave in accordance or in agreement with;
"Follow a pattern""Follow my example"8. be next;
"Mary plays best, with John and Sue following"9. choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans;
"She followed the feminist movement""The candidate espouses Republican ideals"10. to bring something about at a later time than;
"She followed dinner with a brandy""He followed his lecture with a question and answer period"11. imitate in behavior; take as a model;
"Teenagers follow their friends in everything"12. follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something;
"We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba""trace the student's progress"13. follow with the eyes or the mind;
"Keep an eye on the baby, please!""The world is watching Sarajevo""She followed the men with the binoculars"14. be the successor (of);
"Carter followed Ford""Will Charles succeed to the throne?"15. perform an accompaniment to;
"The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano"16. keep informed;
"He kept up on his country's foreign policies"17. to be the product or result;
"Melons come from a vine""Understanding comes from experience"18. accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of;
"Let's follow our great helmsman!""She followed a guru for years"19. adhere to or practice;
"These people still follow the laws of their ancient religion"20. work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function;
"He is a herpetologist""She is our resident philosopher"21. keep under surveillance;
"The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing"22. follow in or as if in pursuit;
"The police car pursued the suspected attacker""Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life"23. grasp the meaning;
"Can you follow her argument?""When he lectures, I cannot follow"24. keep to;
"Stick to your principles""stick to the diet"