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Follow
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1. follow
to travel behind, go after, come after
Example Sentences:'The ducklings followed their mother around the pond''Please follow the guide through the museum'
3. fall out, follow
come as a logical consequence; follow logically
Example Sentences:'It follows that your assertion is false''the theorem falls out nicely'
4. follow, travel along
travel along a certain course
Example Sentences:'follow the road''follow the trail'
act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes
Example Sentences:'He complied with my instructions''You must comply or else!''Follow these simple rules''abide by the rules'
6. come after, follow
come after in time, as a result
Example Sentences:'A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake'
7. conform to, follow
behave in accordance or in agreement with
Example Sentences:'Follow a pattern''Follow my example'
8. follow
be next
Example Sentences:'Mary plays best, with John and Sue following'
choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
Example Sentences:'She followed the feminist movement''The candidate espouses Republican ideals'
10. follow
to bring something about at a later time than
Example Sentences:'She followed dinner with a brandy''He followed his lecture with a question and answer period'
11. follow, take after
imitate in behavior; take as a model
Example Sentences:'Teenagers follow their friends in everything'
12. follow, trace
follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
Example Sentences:'We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba''trace the student's progress'
13. follow, keep an eye on, observe, watch, watch over
follow with the eyes or the mind
Example Sentences:'Keep an eye on the baby, please!''The world is watching Sarajevo''She followed the men with the binoculars'
14. come after, follow, succeed
be the successor (of)
Example Sentences:'Carter followed Ford''Will Charles succeed to the throne?'
15. accompany, follow, play along
perform an accompaniment to
Example Sentences:'The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano'
16. follow, keep abreast, keep up
keep informed
Example Sentences:'He kept up on his country's foreign policies'
17. come, follow
to be the product or result
Example Sentences:'Melons come from a vine''Understanding comes from experience'
18. follow
accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of
Example Sentences:'Let's follow our great helmsman!''She followed a guru for years'
19. follow
adhere to or practice
Example Sentences:'These people still follow the laws of their ancient religion'
20. be, follow
work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
Example Sentences:'He is a herpetologist''She is our resident philosopher'
keep under surveillance
Example Sentences:'The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing'
22. follow, pursue
follow in or as if in pursuit
Example Sentences:'The police car pursued the suspected attacker''Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life'
23. follow
grasp the meaning
Example Sentences:'Can you follow her argument?''When he lectures, I cannot follow'
24. follow, stick to, stick with
keep to
Example Sentences:'Stick to your principles''stick to the diet'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
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