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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Builder
| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| related words: |
accompany, come, echo, know, mind, pattern, respect, round, suit, trace |
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Word Builder: follow +
- follower:
a person who follows.
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