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What (who) is follow - definition
follow
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Follow (song); Followed; Follow (disambiguation)
¦ verb
1. move or travel behind.
go after (someone) in order to observe or monitor them.
go along (a route or path).
2. come after in time or order.
(also follow on from) occur as a consequence or result of.
3. be a logical consequence: it thus follows that the value must be negative.
4. act according to (an instruction or precept).
act according to the lead or example of.
5. pay close attention to the movement, course, or progress of.
be a supporter or fan of.
6. understand the meaning of: I still don't follow you.
7. practise (a trade or profession).
undertake or carry out (a course of action or study).
8. archaic strive after; aim at: I follow fame.
Phrases
follow one's nose
1. trust to one's instincts.
2. go straight ahead.
follow suit
1. conform to another's actions.
2. (in bridge, whist, and other card games) play a card of the suit led.
Phrasal verbs
follow on (of a cricket team) be required to bat again immediately after failing to reach a certain score in their first innings.
follow through (in sport) continue the movement of a stroke after the ball has been struck.
follow something through continue an action or task to its conclusion.
follow something up pursue or investigate something further.
Origin
OE folgian, of Gmc origin.
follow
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Follow (song); Followed; Follow (disambiguation)
v.
1) to follow blindly; closely; faithfully
2) (d; intr.) to follow in (to follow in smb.'s footsteps)
3) (L) it follows from what has been said that he cannot be considered for the job
Follow
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Follow (song); Followed; Follow (disambiguation)
·vt To succeed in order of time, rank, or office.
II. Follow ·vt To copy after; to take as an Example.
III. Follow ·vt To result from, as an effect from a cause, or an inference from a premise.
IV. Follow ·vt To walk in, as a road or course; to attend upon closely, as a profession or calling.
VI. Follow ·vt To accept as authority; to adopt the opinions of; to Obey; to yield to; to take as a rule of action; as, to follow good advice.
VII. Follow ·vt To go or come after; to move behind in the same path or direction; hence, to go with (a leader, guide, ·etc.); to Accompany; to Attend.
VIII. Follow ·add. ·noun The art or process of following; specif., in some games, as billiards, a stroke causing a ball to follow another ball after hitting it. Also used adjectively; as, follow shot.
IX. Follow ·vi To go or come after;
- used in the various senses of the transitive verb: To pursue; to Attend; to Accompany; to be a result; to Imitate.
X. Follow ·vt To watch, as a receding object; to keep the eyes fixed upon while in motion; to keep the mind upon while in progress, as a speech, musical performance, ·etc.; also, to keep up with; to understand the meaning, connection, or force of, as of a course of thought or argument.
Examples of use of follow
1. This means that we do not follow them, but follow the Prophet.
2. We follow what we choose and you follow what you choose.
3. It will follow suit and more resignations shall follow, he concluded.
4. The question has become not whether to follow Christ, but whether to also follow Chavez.
5. Therefore, those who follow these earlier divine messages are required to follow Islam.