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verb

1. To keep (another) under surveillance by moving along behind: dog, shadow, track, trail. Informal bird-dog, tail. See precede/follow.
2. To act in conformity with: abide by, adhere, carry out, comply, conform, keep, mind, obey, observe. Idioms: toe thelinemark. See accept/reject, same/different/compare.
3. To take as a model or make conform to a model: copy, emulate, imitate, model (on, upon. or after), pattern (on, upon. or after). Idioms: follow in the footsteps of, follow suit, follow the example of. See same/different/compare.
4. To occur after in time: ensue, succeed, supervene. Idioms: followonuponthe heels of. See precede/follow, time.
5. To occur as a consequence: attend, ensue, result. See cause/effect, precede/follow.
6. To perceive and recognize the meaning of: accept, apprehend, catch (on), compass, comprehend, conceive, fathom, get, grasp, make out, read, see, sense, take, take in, understand. Informal savvy. Slang dig. Chiefly British twig. Scots ken. Idioms: gethavea handle on, get the picture. See understand/misunderstand.

phrasal verb - follow through

To strengthen the effect of (an action) by further action: follow up, pursue. See continue/stop/pause.

phrasal verb - follow up

To strengthen the effect of (an action) by further action: follow through, pursue. See continue/stop/pause.

Idioms beginning with follow:
follow along
follow one's nose
follow out
follow suit
follow the crowd

See also as follows; camp follower; hard act to follow.

v

Definition: abide by
Antonyms: disobey, ignore

v

Definition: act in accordance with
Antonyms: avoid, disregard, scorn

v

Definition: come after
Antonyms: guide, lead, precede

v

Definition: take the place of
Antonyms: neglect, pass over, shun, slight

v

Definition: trail, pursue physically
Antonyms: go before, guide, lead, precede

v

Definition: understand
Antonyms: misunderstand, not get

The essential virtue of a valid argument is that the conclusion should follow from the premises. This is equivalent to the premises entailing the conclusion, and usually although not unanimously equated with it being impossible that the premises should be true and the conclusion false. See logic, proof, strict implication, validity.

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

To conform to, comply with, or be fixed or determined by; as in the expression "costs follow the event of the suit." To go, proceed, or come after. To seek to obtain; to accept as authority, as in adhering to prece- dent.

IN BRIEF: To go after or on the track of.

You cannot be a leader, and ask other people to follow you, unless you know how to follow, too. — Sam Rayburn, (1882-1961), U.S. speaker of the House of Representatives.

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sign description: Both A-hands, one follows behind the other. This is a directional verb.

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To follow something in a dream indicates that we are attracted to something or that we are being influenced by whatever we are following. Being followed in a dream can mean that we are influencing others; negatively, it can represent the feeling that we are being pursued or followed by something out of our past-such as pain or guilt.

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For a list of words related to follow, see:

• Directions - follow: come behind or after, moving in same direction
• Verbs of Sight - follow: watch the movements of
• Reasoning and Examination - follow: keep one’s mind on, attend to

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See words rhyming with "follow."

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - følge, være en følge af, forfølge, forstå
v. intr. - efterfølge
n. - følgen, medløbsstød

idioms:

• follow in someone's footsteps    gå i nogens fodspor
• follow on    følge efter
• follow out    gennemføre
• follow someone's lead    følge en andens initiativ
• follow the crowd    fælge med mængden
• follow the sea    fare til søs
• follow through    gennemføre
• follow up    følge op, forfølge
• it follows    det er klart

Nederlands (Dutch)
volgen, najagen, opvolgen, bepaald baleffect

Français (French)
v. tr. - suivre (qn/qch), poursuivre, s'ensuivre, obéir à (aux règles), succéder à, exercer (une profession), poursuivre (une carrière), être attentif à, comprendre, s'informer de/suivre
v. intr. - suivre, succéder à, résulter, s'ensuivre, suivre/comprendre
n. - poursuite, coulé (au billard), (Journ) continuation, suite

idioms:

• as follows    comme suit
• follow along    suivre, longer
• follow in someone's footsteps    (fig) marcher sur les traces de qn, suivre les traces de qn
• follow on    suivre, se poursuivre, faire suite à, faire un nouveau tour à la défense du guichet (cricket)
• follow on from    faire suite à
• follow out    (US) suivre (des instructions, des ordres)
• follow someone's lead    suivre l'avance de (qn)
• follow the crowd    (fig) suivre la foule, se conformer à
• follow the sea    s'engager dans la marine
• follow through    (Sport) faire un swing complet (base-ball), faire un coulé (billard), accompagner son coup ou sa balle (tennis, golf), mener qch à terme, mener qch à exécution, aller jusqu'au bout de
• follow up    confirmer (une victoire), consolider, donner suite à, faire suivre de (qch), enchaîner, suivre (une histoire), donner suite à, examiner (une suggestion), utiliser (un renseignement, un tuyau), suivre (un patient), exploiter/tirer parti d'un avantage
• it follows    il s'ensuit

Deutsch (German)
v. - folgen, verfolgen, mitmachen, anhängen, befolgen, nachkommen
n. - Nachläufer

idioms:

• as follows    wie folgt, folgendermaßen
• follow along    folgen
• follow in someone's footsteps    in jemandes Fußstapfen treten
• follow on    weitermachen
• follow on from    weitermachen, wo jd. aufhört
• follow out    zu Ende verfolgen
• follow someone's lead    jmds. Beispiel folgen
• follow the crowd    (fig) mit der Herde laufen
• follow the sea    zur See fahren
• follow through    zu Ende verfolgen
• follow up    nachgehen
• it follows    es folgt

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ακολουθώ, παρακολουθώ, έπομαι, προκύπτω, καταλαβαίνω
n. - παρακολούθηση, συνέχεια

idioms:

• follow in someone's footsteps    βαδίζω στα χνάρια
• follow on    ακολουθώ εν συνεχεία
• follow out    ακολουθώ ή συνεχίζω μέχρι τέλους, τηρώ κατά γράμμα
• follow someone's lead    μιμούμαι το παράδειγμα
• follow the crowd    πηγαίνω με τους πολλούς, κάνω ό, τι και οι άλλοι
• follow the sea    μπαρκάρω
• follow through    συνεχίζω και ολοκληρώνω
• follow up    εξακολουθώ, συνεχίζω, αξιοποιώ, δίνω συνέχεια
• it follows    λογικό είναι

Italiano (Italian)
seguire, inseguire

idioms:

• follow in someone's footsteps    seguire le orme di, mettersi sulle orme di
• follow through    portare a termine
• follow up    seguire
• it follows    se ne deduce

Português (Portuguese)
v. - seguir
n. - seguimento (m)

idioms:

• follow in someone's footsteps    seguir os passos de alguém (fig.)
• follow on    resultar em
• follow out    seguir (completar)
• follow the crowd    seguir a multidão (a maioria) (fig.)
• follow through    completar
• follow up    investigar
• it follows    segue

Русский (Russian)
следовать, ходить в масть, следить, придерживаться, продолжать, подражать, понимать

idioms:

• follow in someone's footsteps    следовать по стопам
• follow on    следовать
• follow out    следовать из
• follow the crowd    плыть по течению
• follow through    следовать до конца, проверить исполнение
• follow up    доводить, использовать выгоду
• it follows    это логично вытекает из

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - seguir, correr tras, irse tras, atender a, cumplir, hacer caso de, entender, comprender, venir después, venir más tarde, dedicarse, ejercer, perseguir, sustituir, seguir los pasos, resultar
v. intr. - seguir, seguirse
n. - acto de seguir

idioms:

• as follows    como sigue
• follow along    seguir hasta el final, llevar a cabo
• follow in someone's footsteps    seguir los pasos de, seguir las huellas de, imitar el ejemplo de
• follow on    seguir, reemplazar
• follow on from    ser la consecuencia lógica de
• follow out    poner por obra, llevar hasta el fin
• follow someone's lead    seguir el ejemplo de alguien
• follow the crowd    seguir a la multitud
• follow the sea    ser marinero
• follow through    llevar algo a su finalización, seguir el golpe (tenis, golf, etc.), seguir adelante
• follow up    continuar o desarrollar una investigación, noticia, etc., perseguir
• it follows    resulta que, se deriva

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - följa, förfölja, följa med, lyda, ägna sig åt (yrke), följa med ögonen, hinna med, efterträda
n. - efterträdande, förföljelse

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
跟随, 遵循, 沿行, 接着, 追随

idioms:

• follow in someone's footsteps    效法某人, 继承某人的事业, 步某人的后尘
• follow on    由...而起
• follow out    把...查到底, 贯彻, 执行
• follow someone's lead    效法某人, 以某人为榜样
• follow the crowd    无主见, 人云亦云
• follow the sea    做海员
• follow through    坚持到底
• follow up    穷追, 把...探究到底
• it follows    如下

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 跟隨, 遵循, 沿行
v. intr. - 跟隨, 接著
n. - 跟隨, 追隨

idioms:

• follow in someone's footsteps    效法某人, 繼承某人的事業, 步某人的後塵
• follow on    由...而起
• follow out    把...查到底, 貫徹, 執行
• follow someone's lead    效法某人, 以某人為榜樣
• follow the crowd    無主見, 人云亦云
• follow the sea    做海員
• follow through    堅持到底
• follow up    窮追, 把...探究到底
• it follows    如下

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~의 뒤를 따르다, ~의 뒤를 잇다, ~을 따라가다, ~을 추종하다,, ~종사하다,
v. intr. - 결과로서 ~이 되다
n. - 추적, 추종, (당구에서의) 밀어치기, 추가분

idioms:

• follow on    바싹 뒤따라 가다
• follow out    ~을 실행하다
• follow through    끝까지 다하다
• follow up    ~끝까지 쫓다, 적절한 행동을 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ついて行く, 後を追う, 後に続く, 続いて起こる, 従う, 信奉する, たどる, …について行く, 理解する

idioms:

• follow in someone's footsteps    例にならう
• follow on    あとから続く, かかとを接して進む
• follow one's nose    真っすぐに進む, 直観に頼る
• follow out    最後までやり通す, 突き止める
• follow someone's example    手本にする
• follow someone's lead    例にならう, 手本とする
• follow suit    先例にならう
• follow the crowd    大勢に従う
• follow the sea    船乗りをやる, 水夫になる
• follow through    やり遂げる, 攻撃を続ける
• follow up    どこまでも追求する, さらに推し進める
• it follows    次に続く

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتبع (الاسم) ملاحقه , متابعه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הלך אחרי, בא אחרי, עקב, פעל לפי, נבע, עסק במקצוע, הבין משמעות של, המשיך ב-, חתר ל-‬
v. intr. - ‮בא אחרי, נבע, קרה בעקבות‬
n. - ‮הליכה בעיקבות‬

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