Follow (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used with object)
  1. to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.: The speech follows the dinner.
  2. to go or come after; move behind in the same direction: Drive ahead, and I'll follow you.
  3. to accept as a guide or leader; accept the authority of or give allegiance to: Many Germans followed Hitler.
  4. to conform to, comply with, or act in accordance with; obey: to follow orders; to follow advice.
  5. to imitate or copy; use as an exemplar: They follow the latest fads.
  6. to move forward along (a road, path, etc.): Follow this road for a mile.
  7. to come after as a result or consequence; result from: Reprisals often follow victory.
  8. to go after or along with (a person) as companion.
  9. to go in pursuit of: to follow an enemy.
  10. to try for or attain to: to follow an ideal.
  11. to engage in or be concerned with as a pursuit: He followed the sea as his true calling.
  12. to watch the movements, progress, or course of: to follow a bird in flight.
  13. to watch the development of or keep up with: to follow the news.
  14. to indicate interest in and establish a connection with (a social media account) so as to keep up with the online content it publishes, as posts, images, or videos: I follow my friends and some celebrities on Twitter, but nobody who tweets political stuff.
  15. to keep up with and understand (an argument, story, etc.): Do you follow me?
verb (used without object)
  1. to come next after something else in sequence, order of time, etc.
  2. to happen or occur after something else; come next as an event: After the defeat great disorder followed.
  3. to attend or serve.
  4. to go or come after a person or thing in motion.
  5. to result as an effect; occur as a consequence: It follows then that he must be innocent.
noun
  1. the act of following.
  2. an instance of following or subscribing to online content published by a social media account: Using hashtags is one way to get more follows on Instagram.
  3. follow shot (def. 2).
  4. follow-up (def. 3).
adjective
  1. noting or relating to a feature used to follow or subscribe to specific website content: a follow link;follow numbers and other digital marketing statistics.
Verb Phrases
  1. to carry to a conclusion; execute: They followed out their orders to the letter.
  2. follow through,
    • to carry out fully, as a stroke of a club in golf, a racket in tennis, etc.
    • to continue an effort, plan, proposal, policy, etc., to its completion.
  3. follow up,
    • to pursue closely and tenaciously.
    • to increase the effectiveness of by further action or repetition.
    • to pursue to a solution or conclusion.
Idioms
  1. suit (def. 21).
verb
  1. to go or come after in the same direction
  2. to accompany; attend
  3. to come after as a logical or natural consequence
  4. to keep to the course or track of
  5. to act in accordance with; obey
  6. to accept the ideas or beliefs of (a previous authority, etc)
  7. to understand (an explanation, argument, etc)
  8. to watch closely or continuously
  9. to have a keen interest in
  10. to help in the cause of or accept the leadership of
  11. to choose to receive messages posted by (a blogger or microblogger)
  12. to earn a living at or in
  13. follow suit cards
    • to play a card of the same suit as the card played immediately before it
    • to do the same as someone else
noun
  1. billiards snooker
    • a forward spin imparted to a cue ball causing it to roll after the object ball
    • a shot made in this way
Follow (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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