English Explanatory Dictionary

follow

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching.
To go or come after in a sequence.
To carry out (orders, instructions, etc.).
To live one's life according to (religion, teachings, etc).
To understand, to pay attention to.
To watch, to keep track of (reports of) some event or person.
To be a supporter of (a sports team).
To subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform.
To be a logical consequence of something.
To walk in, as a road or course; to attend upon closely, as a profession or calling.

noun

In billiards and similar games, a stroke causing a ball to follow another ball after hitting it.
The act of following another user's online activity.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɒləʊ/ /ˈfɒlə/ /ˈfɔlo/ /ˈfɑloʊ/ en-us-follow.ogg /ˈfɑlə/ /ˈfɒloʊ/

Word forms

follow follows following followed no-table-tags glossary followest followedst followeth

Etymology

From Middle English folwen, folȝen, folgen, from Old English folgian (“to follow, pursue”), from Proto-West Germanic *folgēn, from Proto-Germanic *fulgāną (“to follow”).

Synonyms

trail tail succeed come after ensue follow follow on pursue

Antonyms

guide lead precede antecede come before forego unfollow

Related words

follow along followed by follow in someone's footsteps follow on follow out follow shot follow someone off a cliff follow suit follow the leader follow-the-leader follow the queen follow through follow up hard act to follow soon to follow tough act to follow chase

Derived words

BYF DNF easy-to-follow followable follow along follow a wheel follow board followee follower follow-home following follow-me-lad follow my leader follow-on follow one's bliss follow one's heart follow one's nose follow someone to the ends of the earth follow someone to the ends of the world follow that follow the bee follow the crowd follow the hounds follow the lady follow the money follow the sun follow the wind follow-through follow to the grave follow-up follow up on follow-worthy unfollow

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