Meaning & Definition of Follow in English

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"