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fol·low

follow

 
 
pronunciation:
fa lo
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part of speech: verb
inflections: follows, following, followed
definition 1: When you follow someone, you come along after them or behind them.
My dog likes to follow me everywhere I go.The students followed the guide all around the museum.
 
similar words:
succeed, tail, trail
definition 2: When something follows something else, it happens right after it. Summer follows spring, and winter follows fall.
In the days of the week, Monday follows Sunday, and Tuesday follows Monday.
 
antonyms:
precede
similar words:
succeed
definition 3: When you follow the rules, you do what the rules tell you to do. You go along with them. If you follow someone's example, you act in the same way as they act.
We don't want to play the game with Lucas anymore because he never follows the rules of the game.If you don't follow the directions, the cookies won't bake right.When we finished dinner, I followed my brother's example and put my plate in the sink after he did.
synonyms:
copy, observe
antonyms:
stray
similar words:
adopt, comply with, conform to, imitate, mirror
definition 4: When you follow a road or a path, you go along it. You go in the same way it is going.
We followed the path all the way down to the lake.
 
antonyms:
stray
similar words:
take
definition 5: When you follow what the teacher is saying, it means that you understand what the teacher is saying.
I couldn't follow what our neighbor was saying because she was speaking too fast.
synonyms:
comprehend, get, grasp, understand
definition 6: When you follow something, you pay close attention to it in a repeated way. If you follow sports, you check what is happening very often.
My dad tries to follow the news every day.
similar words:
attend to, keep track of, observe, pursue
Word Builder: follow +
  • follower:
    a person who follows.