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followfol‧low /ˈfɒləʊ $ ˈfɑːloʊ/ ●●● S1 W1 verb followOrigin: Old English folgian VERB TABLEfollow |
Present | I, you, we, they | follow | | he, she, it | follows | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | followed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have followed | | he, she, it | has followed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had followed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will follow | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have followed |
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Present | I | am following | | he, she, it | is following | | you, we, they | are following | Past | I, he, she, it | was following | | you, we, they | were following | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been following | | he, she, it | has been following | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been following | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be following | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been following |
- Follow me and I'll show you where the library is.
- Follow the Iceberg Lake trail until you reach the shore.
- A full report follows this chapter.
- China's first nuclear test in October 1964 was closely followed by a second in May 1965.
- Did you make sure you weren't followed on the way over here?
- Do you follow baseball at all?
- Each chapter is followed by a set of exercises.
- He followed her home to find out where she lived.
- He was a military man, and therefore used to following orders.
- I'll drive, and you can follow us.
- I had difficulty following the story - there are so many different characters.
- I have followed your instructions exactly.
- In English the letter Q is always followed by a U.
- It was one of those paintings where the eyes follow you.
- Marlowe looked over his shoulder to make sure no one was following him.
- My little brother's been following me around all day.
- Several biotech companies are following the same line of research.
- She complained to the police officer that she was being followed by two strangers.
- She didn't notice that Jack had followed her into the kitchen.
- Suddenly there was a shout from above, immediately followed by a loud bang.
- Classes will be held daily from 8 to 10 p. m., followed by practice at local tango bars until midnight.
- Opening statements may not come until late next week, with witnesses and evidence following.
- She could see no sign of anyone following her.
- Then, through the rain, she heard a scratching sound, followed by a sharp, impatient bark.
- This advice will not be easy to follow.
► follow to walk, drive etc behind or after someone, for example in order to see where they are going: · The man had followed her home to find out where she lived.· Follow that car!· He hired a detective to follow her. ► chase to quickly run or drive after someone or something in order to catch them when they are trying to escape: · Police chased the car along the motorway at speeds of up to 90 mph. ► run after somebody/go after somebody to quickly follow someone or something in order to stop them or talk to them: · I ran after him to say sorry, but he’d already got on the bus. ► stalk to secretly follow an animal in order to kill it, or to secretly follow a person in order to attack them: · a tiger stalking its prey· He had a long history of stalking women in his neighbourhood. ► pursue written to chase someone in a very determined way: · The ship was being pursued by enemy submarines. ► give chase written to chase someone or something who is trying to escape from you: · One of the officers gave chase and arrested the man.· The calf ran away and the lion gave chase. ► tail to secretly follow someone in order to watch what they do and where they go: · Apparently, the police had been tailing the terrorists for months. ► track to follow and find a person or animal by looking at the marks they leave on the ground: · The bushmen were tracking antelope in the Kalahari desert. to follow someone► follow to walk, drive, run etc behind someone else, going in the same direction as them, especially because you are going somewhere together: · Follow me and I'll show you where the library is.· You drive on ahead and I'll follow.follow somebody around (=to follow someone wherever they go, especially when this is annoying): · My little brother's been following me around all day.followed by somebody: · The woman entered the room, followed by three young children.follow somebody out/down/across etc: · She didn't notice that Jack had followed her into the kitchen. ► follow on British to follow someone to the place where they are going but at a later time: · You go ahead. I'll follow on later.follow on behind: · The bus set off first and we followed on behind in the car. to closely follow a person or animal in order to watch them► follow · He followed her home to find out where she lived.· Did you make sure you weren't followed on the way over here?· She complained to the police officer that she was being followed by two strangers. ► tail informal if someone such as a police officer tails someone, they secretly follow that person to find out where they are going or what they are doing: · That police car has been tailing us for the last 5 miles.· A group of photographers tailed the couple all over London. ► be/sit on somebody's tail to follow close behind someone, especially in order to watch or catch them: · A police car was on their tail within seconds of the alarm going off.· We sat on their tail for about an hour until we lost them in traffic. ► shadow to follow someone or something very closely in order to watch all their movements without them realizing that they are being followed: · I want you to shadow him for the next three days and find out who he hangs out with.· Consumed with jealousy, he shadowed her for three days, hoping to catch her with her lover. ► track/trail to follow a person or animal closely, especially by looking for signs showing that they have gone in a particular direction: · Undercover agents have been tracking him for weeks.· It would be impossible to trail anyone across this type of ground.track/trail somebody to something: · The police trailed the gang to their hideout.· Dogs are used to track the wolves to their lair in the forest. ► hound to keep following someone and asking them questions about their activities, personal problems etc, in a way that is annoying or threatening: · After the court case she was hounded relentlessly by the press.· The couple found themselves hounded by photographers as they left the church. ► stalk to follow a person or animal quietly in order to catch, injure, kill them: · Polar bears stalk seals that are resting on the ice.· The killer would stalk his victim, overpower her and then brutally murder her. ► stalker a criminal or mentally ill person who continuously follows and watches someone in a threatening way, especially someone famous or someone they are attracted to: · Women's groups are demanding that Congress toughen the law against stalkers.· The stalker's reappearance has led to increased security around the actress. to follow a person or animal quickly in order to catch them► run after to run or walk quickly behind someone in order to catch them or talk to them, when they are going away from you: · A group of little boys ran after him to ask for his autograph.· She's left her briefcase. Quick! Run after her! ► chase to run after someone in order to catch them, when they are trying to escape from you: · I didn't have the energy to chase him any more.chase somebody across/up/down etc something: · The farmer chased the children across the field.chase after: · We chased after him for about five blocks but then we lost him and had to turn back. ► pursue especially written to chase someone in a very determined way - used especially in stories and news reports: · Police pursued the gunman into an abandoned building.· The ship was being pursued by enemy submarines. ► in pursuit if you are in pursuit of someone, you chase them because you want to catch them -- used especially in stories and news reports: · The robbers sped off in a stolen car with three police vehicles in pursuit.in pursuit of: · Cheng raced through a crowded shopping mall in pursuit of the man who had grabbed her purse.in hot pursuit: · A deer suddenly sprang across the road, with a pack of hunting dogs in hot pursuit. ► be on/at somebody's heels written to follow very closely behind someone who is trying to escape from you, especially when you want to catch or attack them - used especially in stories: · The rebels headed for the border but government troops were still at their heels.be hard/hot/close on somebody's heels: · Just 15 minutes into the race Lawson was already hot on the champion's heels.on/at somebody's heels: · He rushed out of the theatre with a pack of reporters at his heels. ► go after to follow someone quickly especially because you want to talk to them: · Don't go after him now. Let him calm down first. ► give chase to start to chase someone who is trying to escape from you - used especially in stories and descriptions: · Police spotted the car speeding on Dumbarton Bridge and quickly gave chase. to happen after something else► follow especially written if an event or period follows another event or period, it happens after it: · We saw each other a lot in the months that followed.· the long period of stability that followed the warbe followed by something: · The wedding was followed by a big party at the Chelsea Hotel.· Suddenly there was a shout from above, immediately followed by a loud bang.be closely followed by something (=be followed very soon by): · China's first nuclear test in October 1964 was closely followed by a second in May 1965.there followed/follows (=after that there was): · There then followed a long and painful silence. ► come after to happen after something else and often as a result of something else: come after something: · The agreement came after six months of negotiations.· The Napoleonic Wars came after the French Revolution.come three weeks/five days etc after something: · My first chance to talk to her came three days after our quarrel.come after: · The New Stone Age lasted about 1200 years in Britain. The period which came after is known as the Bronze Age. ► ensue formal if something such as an argument or a fight ensues , it happens after something else, often as a result of it: · I objected to what he had just said and a heated argument then ensued.· The police were called in to quell the riot that ensued. ► on the heels of something especially American if something comes on the heels of something else, it happens very soon after it -- used especially in news reports: come on the heels of something: · The news comes on the heels of the FBI's announcement that last week's crash was caused by mechanical failure.hot/hard on the heels of something British (=immediately after something): · Tuesday's victory came hard on the heels of last week's shock defeat by Manchester United. ► in the wake of something if something, especially something bad, happens in the wake of an event, it happens after it and usually as a result of it: · In the wake of Thailand's economic troubles, Malaysia's currency also sank. to be the next person or thing after another in a list, series etc► be/come after · My name should be after yours if the list is alphabetical.· In British and American addresses, the name of the town always comes after the name of the street.· The first line of the poem is 'I wandered lonely as a cloud'. What comes after that? ► be/come next to be the next person or thing in a list, series, line of people etc: · This book's called 'The Third Dimension'. Which book comes next in the series?· The nurse came out of her office and called out, 'Who's next?'next comes something spoken: · The first three sections of the course are just an introduction. Next comes the difficult bit. ► follow to come after something in a book, series, or list: · Taylor explains his theory in the pages that follow.be followed by something: · In English the letter Q is always followed by a U.· Each chapter is followed by a set of exercises. to do the same as someone else does► copy to do the same things that someone else does, especially in order to look like them or be like them: · Children learn swearing from copying their parents and siblings.· Martin often claimed he copied Bing Crosby's singing style, but there was much more to his music than that. ► imitate to copy the way someone behaves, speaks, writes, or moves, especially because you admire them or want to be like them: · "Don't you talk to me like that!" she said imitating her mother's high-pitched voice.· A lot of writers have tried to imitate Lawrence's style. ► impersonate to pretend to be someone else by copying the way they talk, walk, dress etc, especially in order to make people think you are really the other person: · Harmon is charged with impersonating a police officer.· She makes a living out of impersonating Tina Turner in shows and films. ► ape to imitate someone's behaviour, in a way that other people think is stupid or silly: · His music attempts to ape classical styles, but the results are not very original.· California wine makers are trying to do new things with Sauvignon blanc instead of just aping French styles. ► do what somebody does informal to do the same things as someone else, especially in order to learn from them: · Just watch and do what I do. It's pretty easy. ► follow somebody's example to copy what someone else has done because you think that their behaviour or actions were a good idea: · Brian persuaded his brothers to follow his example and join the navy.· Following the example of Nixon, a politician he greatly admired, he decided to try to make himself more appealing to voters. ► follow in somebody's footsteps to do something that someone else has done before you, especially someone in a more powerful position than you: · My father was always disappointed that Joey didn't follow in his footsteps and take over the farm.· We will watch with interest what happens to these two women officers and to the young women who wish to follow in their footsteps. ► follow suit/follow somebody's lead to do what someone else has just done because it seems the correct thing to do: · We're hoping that Europe will follow the US's lead and ban all use of these poisonous gases.· Because the Black community has long experience with civil rights issues, other minority groups may follow its lead.· Other oil companies are expected to follow suit and raise prices before the end of the month. to do the same things as other people in a group► follow the crowd/go (along) with the crowd to do the same as the rest of a group of people because you have not really thought about what you want or because you do not want to disagree with what most people think: · That experience taught me never to follow the crowd blindly.· It's hard, as an investor, to resist the urge to go along with the crowd, but that isn't where the money is. ► jump on the bandwagon to do the same as a lot of other people are doing because you think there will be some advantage for you or because it is fashionable: · When they realized there was money to be made from games such as snooker, sportswear advertisers soon jumped on the bandwagon.· Opposition leaders have accused the government of jumping on the asylum seeker bandwagon. to do things that need doing► deal with to decide what needs to be done and make sure that it is done: · Who is dealing with the accommodation arrangements for the conference?· I spend most of my working day dealing with customer inquiries.· I'm sorry I'm late. I had an urgent call to deal with. ► see to/attend to to deal with all the practical details of something that needs to be done or organized: · I'll join you later - there are a few things I need to see to at the office first.· My brother attended to all the funeral arrangements.· You'd better get someone to see to that leaking pipe.see to it that: · I'll see to it that everything is ready on the day. ► take care of to make sure that arrangements are made or work is completed, especially when you do this for someone else so that they do not need to worry about it: · My secretary will take care of the details.· Shall I take care of your mail for you while you are away?it/everything is taken care of (=someone has dealt with it for you): · Don't worry about your passport and visa - it's all taken care of. ► leave it to me spoken say this to tell someone that you will be responsible for making arrangements or for doing something that needs doing: · "We need to make sure the others know where we'll be meeting." "Leave it to me. I'll phone them when I get home." ► process if an organization such as a government department processes a letter, an official document, or formal process etc, it deals with it: · You should allow two weeks for your visa application to be processed.· Computers have given banks the power to process millions of transactions a day. ► follow up British /follow up on American to take further action in order to deal with a complaint, request, letter etc: · I got your e-mail but I'm afraid I forgot to follow it up.· Our rule is that the complaints department must follow up a letter within two days.· Following up on recommendations made last year, the president called for the more efficient use of resources. to obey someone► obey to do what someone in authority tells you to do: · Soldiers must always obey their commanding officer.· I knew that if I didn't obey, I would be shot.obey an order/command/instruction: · You can teach most dogs to obey simple commands.· War criminals tried to justify their actions by saying that they were only obeying orders. ► follow to do what someone tells you to do, wants you to do, or thinks you should do: follow orders/instructions: · He was a military man, and therefore used to following orders.· I have followed your instructions exactly.follow somebody's advice: · Visitors to the city should follow police advice and not resist muggers.follow somebody's orders/instructions etc to the letter (=do exactly what someone tells you): · You will not make a mistake if you follow these instructions to the letter. ► do what/as somebody says especially spoken to do what someone has advised or ordered you to do: · I did what you said and took half a pill instead of a whole one.· "Sit down and listen," Matt said. I did as he said.do as I say (=used by adults to tell children to do something): · I'm your father, and you'll do as I say. ► do as you're told especially spoken to obey someone and not do anything different - used by parents or teachers to tell children to do something: · If she doesn't do as she's told, send her to her room. ► on-message if a politician is on-message he or she is always publicly willing to support the ideas and aims of their party and to do what their leaders want them to do - used especially in newspapers: · The party leadership is desperately trying to get several senior members of the government back on-message.· Those who were firmly on-message dutifully defended the prime minister's actions to the media. to understand each part of a story, explanation etc► follow to understand a story, explanation, or talk that continues for a long time: · I had difficulty following the story - there are so many different characters.difficult/hard/easy to follow: · The lecture was very hard to follow. ► be with informal to have understood everything so far in an explanation that someone is giving: · I'm sorry but I'm not with you. Could you explain that part again?· Then you press this button. Are you with me so far? ► keep up to manage to understand each part of something, especially a very long or complicated explanation or story: · She covers so much in these lectures -- I don't know how you manage to keep up. keep up with: · It's a complicated film, and some people may find it hard to keep up with the plot. easy to understand► easy to understand/follow · The instructions are easy to follow.· On cards are five easy to follow recipes for you to cut out and keep.· We try to write it in language that is easy to understand. ► clear instructions, explanations etc that are clear are explained in easy language or stages and are therefore easy to understand: · Most of the 'help' messages you get on computers aren't at all clear to ordinary home users.· Thanks for your directions to the apartment - they were really clear and we had no problems finding it.· Perhaps I didn't make myself clear - there won't be a penny of extra money for this project. ► comprehensible something that is comprehensible is easy to understand because it does not contain any complicated information and is expressed in very clear language: · Visual aids can make lessons much more interesting and comprehensible.· Each entry in the guide is brief and immediately comprehensible.comprehensible to: · The music was experimental, and not comprehensible to the average concert-goer. ► intelligible something that is intelligible , such as a subject you study or a piece of writing or speech, is fairly easy to understand: · Her English was strongly accented but quite intelligible.intelligible to: · It is sometimes difficult to discuss medical issues in a way that is intelligible to ordinary people. ► accessible books, films, information etc that are accessible are written or made in a way that is easy to understand even though they may concern subjects that are complicated: · Philip Glass has produced something very rare -- an accessible modern opera.· I don't find James Joyce's writing very accessible.accessible to: · He was specifically asked to write a play that would be accessible to the local community. ► coherent a piece of writing or speech that is coherent is easy to understand because it is clear and well-planned, so that all the parts fit well together: · I was so confused that I could not give a coherent answer.· Rescuers found Campbell, who was conscious and coherent.· History could be defined as a coherent account of an event. ► Religionacolyte, nounafterlife, nounagnostic, nounangel, nounanimism, nounanoint, verbapostasy, nounapostate, nounarchangel, nounbelieve, verbbeliever, nounbell-ringer, nounbless, verbblessed, adjectiveblessing, nouncelebrant, nounChristian Science, nouncircumcise, verbcircumcision, nouncommunion, nounconfession, nounconvent, nounconversion, nounconvert, nouncoreligionist, nouncowl, nouncredo, nouncreed, nouncult, noundaemon, nounDecalogue, noundefrock, verbdeism, noundenomination, noundenominational, adjectivedevotee, noundevotion, 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adjectivespiritualism, nounspirituality, nounSr, sun god, nounsuppliant, nounsupplicant, nounsupplication, nounSupreme Being, nounTao, nounTaoism, nountemple, nountenet, nounthanksgiving, nountheism, nountheo-, prefixtheocracy, nountheologian, nountheological college, nountheology, nountonsure, nountranscendental, adjectivetranscendental meditation, nountransmigration, noununbelief, noununbeliever, nounungodly, adjectiveunholy, adjectiveunorthodox, adjectivevisionary, nounvoodoo, nounvotary, nounworship, verbworship, noun ► follow shortly Most EU countries have signed the agreement and the US is expected to follow shortly (=soon). ► followed ... advice He followed the doctor’s advice and had no further trouble. ► Follow ... instructions Follow the instructions very carefully when filling in the form. ► follow the example Some state schools follow the example of private schools in asking parents to donate money. ► follow the lead Environmentalists are urging the government to follow the lead of Scandinavian countries in this matter. ► easy/difficult/hard etc to follow The plot is a little difficult to follow. ► It ... follow that It doesn’t necessarily follow that you’re going to do well academically even if you’re highly intelligent. ► followed ... with ... eyes She followed Simon with her eyes as he walked to the gate. ► take/follow somebody’s advice (also act on somebody’s advice formal) (=do what someone advises you to do)· He followed his doctor’s advice and went on a low-fat diet.· The king acted on his advice and ordered his soldiers to get ready for battle. ► the following chapters (=the ones after this one)· The following chapters will explore this issue. ► come/follow close on the heels of something Yet another scandal followed close on the heels of the senator’s resignation. ► followed closely lightning, followed closely by thunder ► follow the coast (=stay close to the coast)· The path follows the coast. ► follow a code· When children are near water, it’s important to follow a basic safety code. ► consequences follow (=happen)· Once the decision has been made, consequences follow. ► follow convention (=do what is accepted and normal)· If everyone followed convention, the world would be a boring place. ► follow a curriculum (=study the subjects that are in a curriculum)· Five-year-olds now follow the National Curriculum. ► follow/observe a custom (=do something that is part of a custom)· Following a Chinese custom, Deng changed his given name to mark the occasion. ► the next/the following day (=the day after something happened in the past)· The story was in the newspaper the following day. ► devoted following The journal had a devoted following of around 1,000 subscribers. ► following the dictates of teenagers following the dictates of fashion ► follow a diet (=only eat certain types of food)· You will feel better if you follow a low-fat diet. ► follow directions· You can't get lost if you follow my directions. ► pursue/follow a dream (=try to do or get what you want)· She left her home town to pursue her dreams. ► follow/get/catch somebody’s drift (=understand the general meaning of what someone is saying) She didn’t quite get my drift, did she? ► follow somebody’s example (=copy someone’s behaviour)· I tried to follow my parent’s example with my own kids. ► follow football (=be interested in football)· Bob follows football and goes to as many matches as he can. ► follow ... guidelines When starting a new business, try to follow these general guidelines. ► follow your heart (=do what your emotions want you to do)· Go for it. Follow your heart. Who cares what everyone else thinks? ► immediately after/following something He retired immediately after the end of the war. ► follow/obey your instinct(s) (=do what your instinct tells you to do)· You should obey your instincts when dealing with strangers. ► follow the instructions (=do what the instructions tell you to do)· You should follow the instructions on the packet. ► a second/follow-up interview (=a more detailed interview after you have been successful in a previous interview)· She was asked back for a second interview. ► following ... lines The police are following several different lines of enquiry. ► follow somebody’s logic (=to use someone’s logic in an activity or situation)· Following this logic, none of these distressing conditions would be considered 'real' illnesses. ► the following month (=the next month)· By the following month he had raised over £400. ► the next morning/the following morning· His meeting was not until the next morning. ► watch/follow somebody’s every move· His eyes followed Cissy’s every move. ► follow an occupation formal (=do one)· The third son followed his father’s occupation. ► follow orders/carry out orders (=obey them)· The men argued that they had only been following orders. ► follow/toe the party line (=to support the official opinion) He refused to toe the party line. ► follow a path· We followed a path through the trees. ► follow a pattern· Her headaches did not seem to follow any particular pattern. ► pursue/follow a policy (=continue with a policy over a period of time)· The organization is pursuing a policy of cost cutting. ► follow a precedent· Now he is following a precedent set by military leaders around the world. ► follow a procedure· It’s important that you always follow the correct procedure. ► follow/monitor/chart somebody’s progress (=keep checking it)· Throughout the night, doctors charted his progress. ► follow a route· Are we following the right route? ► obey/follow a rule· She wasn’t going to obey their silly rules. ► slavishly followed not a rule to be slavishly followed in every instance ► pursue/follow a strategy (=do a particular planned series of actions)· They are pursuing different strategies. ► follow a tip· To keep your bike in good condition, follow these simple tips. ► follow a tradition (=do what has been done before)· He followed the family tradition and became a doctor. ► follow a trend· Divorce rates in Scotland are following the general trend. ► the following week· She booked another appointment for the following week. ► the following weekend· The intention was to complete the work the following weekend. ► the following year· The following year he was made captain of the team. ADVERB► as· The plan of the book is as follows.· Anaxagoras held that earthquakes are formed as follows.· Davidson's account was as follows: The discussions at my house that evening were inconclusive.· The authors define five recruitment strategies which can be summarized as follows: 1 educational qualifications perform a determinative function.· The bargaining steps are as follows: 1 examine your opponent's position in depth.· Itinerary from Day 10 is as follows: 1 night Delhi, 5 nights Srinagar, 1 night Delhi. ► closely· Operant conditioning involves contiguity, in that the reinforcing event follows closely the production of a response.· She is followed closely by a little boy, who keeps ducking behind her whenever Yolanda smiles at him.· This is followed closely by discounted admission to racecourses and greyhound tracks.· Access to the region is restricted, and journalists who have traveled there have been closely followed and monitored.· But this example of corporate induced injury pales beside one which followed closely afterwards.· We wanted them to develop new applications from scratch, applications that would closely follow our interface guidelines.· All Saints topped the chart with Pure Shores, closely followed by two artists who played live in Ireland last year.· The Bloc Quebecois got the nod as official opposition with 54 seats, and Reform followed closely with 52. ► immediately· In the days immediately following the coup attempt there were a number of demonstrations in support of Djohar.· Along with the increased possibilities of a recession, the energy crisis was immediately followed by a new inflationary leap.· The gala opening by Brian Blessed in 1999 was followed immediately by the start of work on a new student refectory.· From retail stores to hospitals to universities, doors remained open as back-up generators kicked in almost immediately following the power outage.· When Lyle won the Masters in 1988, he did so immediately following another victory at Greensboro.· Science follows immediately, and the students quickly gather in groups to work on their exhibition in this area.· But rhetorical questions can be over-used, especially where answers to the questions do not follow immediately.· Riker and Gotler immediately followed them down to the road and picked them up. ► through· Stage one is preparation, stage two is production, and the final stage is follow through.· Soon after he does, phone and cable companies will follow through on long-held plans to broaden their offerings.· Even when such a calculation is not followed through, the insight obtained from the Fourier series concept is often helpful.· John Vasconcellos, D-San Jose, voted for the bill while urging the state to follow through with a job-creation program.· Too often, project loans are approved only to fail, or fail to be followed through.· Once in the barn, Stewart felt obliged to follow through on the expedition by dramatically expressing undying love for Susan Mary.· Loving, distracted, indulgent, my parents would never follow through on threats to ground me. ► up· But Miescher died in 1895, aged just 51, and never really followed up what in truth was a fine insight.· Later it wants to follow up with the heavy stuff: tanks, helicopters, anti-tank weapons and armored personnel carriers.· At best, therefore, Freud's views must be regarded as suggestions that need to be followed up by systematic research.· All such potential customer inquiries are followed up with a visit from a sales representative.· Whether specific plans to follow up the lesson have been made. 10.· You can start a new thread, follow up an existing one, and/or respond privately by email.· A penalty was followed up with a try from Dan Dooley.· It is for this reason that patients are followed up for two years after treatment. NOUN► advice· Mind you, I must admit that having followed my own advice it's so far failed.· Talk to your counselor about the best way to handle this, and follow his or her advice.· It's always wise to follow the technical advice offered by paving manufacturers when preparing the foundations of your patio.· Marvin was always doing this, trying to make the President feel he was breaking promises by not following his advice.· This was followed by final production advice and then the national network broadcast at 6 o'clock.· So far, Gingrich has declined to follow his own advice.· It is apparent that he followed Miller's advice on the establishment of lawns and walks.· The Career Search section is trying to follow that advice. ► course· Physical death follows in the course of time.· With 209, it becomes law that we follow this course of action.· Most cases follow a benign course.· Why should both groups follow the same course?· In Ba Xuyen, it was understood that the course to follow was the straight course, the course of steady patience.· Rostov thought about following the course of the river in one direction or the other.· But you know how every dream is apt to follow its own course. ► example· Other judges should follow his example.· Deng, who had been urging Kim for years to follow his reformist example, encouraged him anew.· You're following the bad examples nowadays.· The following example is illustrative: Case 1-4 A 60-year-old man developed acute oliguric renal failure.· Consider the following hypothetical example from political science.· If your insomnia is similar to the following examples, you might want to give bright-light therapy a try.· I hope that many more in Hampshire and, indeed, throughout the country will follow their example.· Even when other people around us do things we disapprove of, we don't have to follow their example. ► footstep· He had hopes of following in the footsteps of Dositej and becoming minister of education.· Other talented women are fast following in her footsteps.· And she's now following the footsteps of one of the world's most successful mountaineers.· Let alone following in the footsteps of Herakles or Medeaboth of whom destroyed their own chil-dren.· We hope that many more members of staff will soon follow in their footsteps.· And what would become of the two remaining women cadets, and the many more who hoped to follow in their footsteps?· The division has followed in the footsteps of Pochin's mobile concrete pumping division who achieved the accreditation last year.· I had followed in his footsteps. ► guidelines· By following a few simple guidelines it is possible to establish a very productive breeding programme.· Creative cooks can devise their own oxtail dishes following some basic guidelines.· Education and housing departments, water and electricity boards have often failed to follow policy guidelines or to co-ordinate their work.· We wanted them to develop new applications from scratch, applications that would closely follow our interface guidelines.· To do so follow two simple guidelines. 1 Keep to the low-fat dishes. 2 Keep to the very simple dishes.· If one follows these guidelines, the risk of hypercalcemia and hyperphosphatemia and their complications is reduced.· If you follow the guidelines below your complaint will be dealt with in the most efficient manner possible.· Prospective software developers had to learn the secrets of the toolbox so they could follow the guidelines for human interface. ► instruction· Tommy, following instructions from the uniform department, had shiny new black ones, with black socks.· These grant forms may look casual enough, but follow their instructions and suggestions very carefully and precisely.· With the fully charged battery in place, you are now ready to load a tape cassette, following the instructions.· To quickly and easily assemble your Bouncy Bouncer, please follow these instructions carefully.· All he had done was follow instructions.· The book includes a bag of balloons, a hand pump and easy-to-follow instructions.· To become a donor, simply click through and follow the instructions on how to print out the card.· Miss Poole was only following instructions. ► lead· A team of two full-time staff is being employed to follow up leads.· In the context of urban policy this meant that cities must follow the lead of private enterprise.· Theoretically they should follow the lead of the Warbutt if he commands them; they are his vassals.· But he is not the leader of any faction or group of lawmakers who would naturally follow his lead, lawmakers said.· We welcome this opportunity to restate our position and encourage other units to follow our lead.· They followed the lead of their entrepreneurial spirit, and as a result they have succeeded as capitalists.· Use your entire staff to follow up any lead she can give you.· Maybe you can follow their lead. ► line· Having said that, I rarely, if ever, follow a written pattern line by line.· That change, too, follows racial lines.· As Communists they followed the party line only loosely.· To find it, simply follow a line from Beta through Epsilon.· The priesthood built itself and if we help it along we are only following the line of least resistance.· The purpose of this paper is to use published information to follow up these lines.· The hot-air balloon skims along a wash, following the narrow line of trees and bushes across the desert. ► move· The move follows their dissatisfaction with what they say are deteriorating services throughout the area.· The shock move follows his refusal to speak at a trial on the fate of the banned Communist Party.· My every move was followed and watched with intense curiosity.· The move follows an unsuccessful bid by Mr Foster to get the board to reinstate the facility Teesdale farmers regard as essential.· The moves follow losses in 1994 and in the first nine months of 1995.· This move follows the successful use of sheep to help the grassland habitat at Carew Castle.· The move follows criticism by leading local government officials and academics. ► path· Whether the path will be followed and whether the forecast will prove accurate are doubtful in the extreme.· Not for him the path of apprenticeship followed by his two younger brothers - at least, not quite.· Democracy recognizes no prescribed path to be followed, because such prescriptiveness would curtail individual freedom.· Woodland routes and paths following first the River Cardew, then a railway line, lead you to Carlisle.· Yet now I see what an unerring path I followed to Clarisa.· A* algorithms make a decision at point B about which path to follow up.· The different birds offer a clue to the path the children must follow to gain their reward. ► pattern· You set the scene, as it were, for your presentation and then proceed to follow the pattern laid down.· These elements were believed to follow certain patterns of movement, or what we would want to define as scientific laws today.· For troubled marriages, researcher Karen Kayser has found, follow a pattern.· And had followed the same pattern afterwards.· When the conference met in May of that year, voting followed regional patterns.· Although it is impossible to be sure what happened, this latest incident follows a developing pattern of violence in the camps.· In such stories a certain amount of embellishment is expected and some elements, especially the dialogues, follow a familiar pattern. ► procedure· The group had followed the usual procedure of a claim followed by proof of abduction.· These activities are most likely to appeal to the more methodical student wishing to follow a clear procedure.· Where a copyright notice is required, is a copyright lost if the author does not follow these procedures?· The first is that there is no need to follow slavishly the whole procedure for each offence.· People working without either psychotherapy or a regular meditation program should follow a similar procedure.· Committees are formal and follow rules of procedure.· She said it was Humphreys' responsibility as managing director to follow the correct procedure for getting rid of toxic waste. ► report· Video-Taped report follows Read in studio Good evening. ► route· But motorists, explorers and connoisseurs of beauty will follow the usual route departing along the A.83s.· Fundamentalists preach that if one follows their rigorously prescribed route, one will be saved.· To this day, I continued to follow the route of his hearse into a withdrawing space beyond this earth.· Back at Olten, follow route 5 north-east to Aarau.· I followed his chosen route through army and university but my heart wasn't in it.· We also follow specially prepared bike routes, with little or no traffic. ► rule· Although those great animals have gone, they followed the same rules of instinct and habit as did their descendants.· It is only necessary to get the judges to consider the same information and follow the same decision rules.· Employees were to follow rules and regulations.· Still, the Raiders will go nowhere until they begin following the rules.· Once the sale is agreed, the salesperson should follow two rules.· The workers' ignorance compounds their poverty: everywhere, failure to follow the most elementary rules of diet makes undernourishment worse. ► track· After following field tracks and minor roads across mid-Devon, passing through quaint villages, you arrive in Exmoor.· We follow the dirt track that meanders with it.· Other activities include tennis and bowling, or you may care to hire bikes and follow the marked tracks.· Haru Ram ji stared at the ground, followed some tracks and announced that the camels would return in half an hour.· Corbett and Ranulf followed the dusty track past green hedgerows and up a hill.· We followed their tracks down into the swamp where a recent clearcut had left impenetrable thickets of young fir.· The walk began by following a track which climbed steeply up a narrow, twisting valley.· For some reason I always find it unsettling when some one follows my tracks. ► voice· Video-Taped report follows Voice over Gloucester are hoping history will be on their side tomorrow.· Read in studio Video-Taped report follows Voice over Read in studio Good evening.· Video-Taped report follows Voice over It's called a bean machine ... more like a mean machine. ► follow a pattern/course/trend etc- For troubled marriages, researcher Karen Kayser has found, follow a pattern.
- He followed a pattern set two years ago by former Sen.
- In this venture, Clinton is following a course set by a number of his predecessors.
- Lesson four: don't follow trends Like Buddhism and Epping Forest, the road to fitness has many paths.
- The results of these contradictions tend to follow a pattern.
- These sections naturally follow one from the other, and thus the organization of the headings in these two chapters follows patterns.
- This observation follows a pattern frequently encountered in research in this area.
► follow suit- When Allied Stores reduced their prices, other companies were forced to follow suit.
- Almost all anthropologists have followed suit, speaking of primitive cultures as compared with the civilizations that more developed societies have evolved.
- Alvin followed suit, but he had a few falls anyway as he went into one of his famous knee slides.
- As Little Rock cashes in, other Arkansas towns are following suit.
- Clothiers in Baintree and Barking followed suit and demanded the return of thrums from their weavers.
- He had sold all his sheep and bought a truck, and was trying to convince others that they should follow suit.
- Orkney Presbytery followed suit, stating their very grave misgivings about the procedures followed by Orkney Islands Council.
- Other countries are preparing to follow suit.
- The federal court system already offers no discretionary challenges to potential jurors, and state courts could follow suit.
► follow in somebody’s footsteps- My father was always disappointed that Joey didn't follow in his footsteps and take over the farm.
- We will watch with interest what happens to these two women officers and to the young women who wish to follow in their footsteps.
- And what would become of the two remaining women cadets, and the many more who hoped to follow in their footsteps?
- He had hopes of following in the footsteps of Dositej and becoming minister of education.
- Now the powerful midfielder is following in Shearer's footsteps towards stardom.
- Other talented women are fast following in her footsteps.
- Popular dancers who tried to follow in his tapping footsteps understood what he had accomplished.
- The division has followed in the footsteps of Pochin's mobile concrete pumping division who achieved the accreditation last year.
- There were few chuckles in this heavy duty drama, which followed in the footsteps of Widows, Prime Suspect Civvies.
- You can follow in the footsteps of the legions at Fishbourne Roman Palace: one of the finest built outside Rome itself.
► be a hard act to follow- Clearly Amelia was a hard act to follow.
- Colm Toibin's piece will be a hard act to follow but I suspect you are up to it.
- It was a hard act to follow, but the poor did what they could to provide respectable funerals for their dead.
- Judith will be a hard act to follow.
► follow your instincts/feelings/gut reaction etc► follow the herd/crowd- All they get is sad sheep for fans ... who just follow the crowd - try and be uncontroversial.
- But Viroli is not one simply to follow the herd.
- I follow the crowd back to a coffee shop.
- The only advice from Miss Doris was to follow the crowd.
► follow your nose- I don't really have a career plan - I just follow my nose.
- Turn left on 6th Avenue, then just follow your nose.
- Finding her was easy enough, I just followed my nose.
- I smelled the coffee and followed my nose.
- In search of an answer, you follow your nose, wherever it leads, actively pursuing the mystery.
- Lucky girl, Ruth thought miserably as she followed her nose to the kitchen, a choice of two men.
- She followed her nose, turning into a passage which led to the back of a small bakery.
- When the rooftop vanished behind a yellow bluff of gorse, you followed your nose.
- You are on the right track so follow your nose.
► follow a profession/trade/way of life etc► as follows- The winners in the color photography category are as follows: J. Robinson, D. Smith, R. Lewis.
- A rather similar, and equally mistaken, line of thought which might appeal is as follows.
- These targets may be analysed on the basis of buying process roles, as follows.
- Using the terminology derived from holography, we can reinterpret these waves as follows.
► follow the signs/somebody’s directions- But, if you use cleaning products, you must follow the manufacturer's directions explicitly.
- He made his way quickly to Mrs Brooks' house, following the postman's directions.
- If you're using sterilising solution, follow the manufacturer's directions.
- One involves focus groups, where a representative customer is selected and asked to perform a task by following the enclosed directions.
- Process through a pasta machine following the manufacturer's directions.
► a hard/tough etc act to follow- Clearly Amelia was a hard act to follow.
- Colm Toibin's piece will be a hard act to follow but I suspect you are up to it.
- I know that she will be a tough act to follow.
- It was a hard act to follow, but the poor did what they could to provide respectable funerals for their dead.
- John's is, of course, a hard act to follow.
- The new model has a tough act to follow.
- You've certainly set us a hard act to follow!
► come/follow hot on the heels of something- It comes hot on the heels of the C5 saloon we showed you last week.
nounfollowerfollowingadjectivefollowingverbfollow 1go after [intransitive, transitive] to go, walk, drive etc behind or after someone else: Are those men following us? The patrol car followed the BMW for a few miles and then lost it. Tom’s already gone out to Rome and his wife and children will follow shortly.follow somebody into/to etc something Peggy followed her out onto the landing.2happen after [intransitive, transitive] to happen or do something after something else: The agreement followed months of negotiation. The assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968 was followed by that of Robert Kennedy.there follows something After weeks of intense fighting, there followed a brief period of calm. Most EU countries have signed the agreement and the US is expected to follow shortly (=soon). → following33come after [intransitive, transitive] to come directly after something else in a series, list, or order → following: The chapters that follow deal mainly with mathematics. In English, the letter Q is always followed by U. We had vegetable casserole with a fruit salad to follow (=as part of a meal).there follows something There followed several pages of incomprehensible statistics.4as follows used to introduce a list of things that you will mention next: The winners are as follows: in third place, Mandy Johnson; in second place ...5do what somebody says [transitive] to do something in the way that someone has told or advised you to do it: He followed the doctor’s advice and had no further trouble. Follow the instructions very carefully when filling in the form. They followed the plan that Elizabeth had worked out.6follow the signs/somebody’s directions to go somewhere by a particular way according to road signs or to what someone has told you: Just follow the signs for the airport. I followed Brown’s directions and found the farm quite easily.7do the same thing [intransitive, transitive] to do the same thing as someone else: Some state schools follow the example of private schools in asking parents to donate money. Environmentalists are urging the government to follow the lead of Scandinavian countries in this matter. She’s just like any young woman who enjoys following the latest fashions (=wearing fashionable clothes).follow somebody into something (=do the same job as someone else) He does not want to follow his father into a scientific career.8believe in something [transitive] to believe in and obey a particular set of religious or political ideas9go in particular direction [transitive] a)to continue along a particular road, river etc: I followed the main road up the mountain. Tom followed the track that leads to the old Roman road. b)to go in the same direction as something else, or to go parallel to something else: The road follows the line of the river.10understand [intransitive, transitive] to understand something such as an explanation or story SYN grasp: I didn’t quite follow what he was saying.easy/difficult/hard etc to follow The plot is a little difficult to follow.► see thesaurus at understand11be a result [intransitive] to be true as a result of something else that is truefollow from The conclusion that follows from these findings is that inner city schools need more investment, not less. It doesn’t necessarily follow that you’re going to do well academically even if you’re highly intelligent.12be interested [transitive] to be interested in something and in the way it develops: Have you been following that crime series on TV? I’ve been following his progress very closely. She just doesn’t understand people who follow football or any other kind of sport.13follow a pattern/course/trend etc to continue to happen or develop in a particular way, especially in a way that is expected: In Australia, the weather follows a fairly predictable pattern.14follow suit to do the same as someone else has done: Budget companies have been so successful that other airlines have had to follow suit and lower their fares.15follow in somebody’s footsteps to do the same job or to work or live in the same way as someone else before you, especially someone in your family: He is a doctor and expects his son to follow in his footsteps.16be about [transitive] to show or describe someone’s life or a series of events, for example in a film or book: The book follows the plight of an orphaned Irish girl who marries into New York society.17be a hard act to follow to be so good or successful at something that it will be difficult for the next person, team etc to be as good: We’re looking for a replacement for Sue, but she’s going to be a hard act to follow.18watch carefully [transitive] to carefully watch someone do something: She followed Simon with her eyes as he walked to the gate.19think about/study [transitive] to study or think about a particular idea or subject and try to learn something from it: It turned out we were both following the same line of research. If you follow that idea to its logical conclusion, we’d have to ban free speech altogether.20 follow your instincts/feelings/gut reaction etc to do the thing that you immediately feel is best without needing to stop and think about it21follow the herd/crowd to do the same thing that most other people are doing, without really thinking about it for yourself – used to show disapproval22follow your nose informal a)to go straight forward or continue in the same direction: Just follow your nose until you come to a small bridge. b)to go to the place from where there is a particular smell coming: I followed my nose to the kitchen, where Marcie was making coffee. c)to do something in the way that you feel is right: After a few years in the detective game, you learn to follow your nose.23follow a profession/trade/way of life etc to do a particular job or have a particular way of life24[transitive] to look at the messages sent by a particular person using the social networking service TwitterTHESAURUSfollow to walk, drive etc behind or after someone, for example in order to see where they are going: · The man had followed her home to find out where she lived.· Follow that car!· He hired a detective to follow her.chase to quickly run or drive after someone or something in order to catch them when they are trying to escape: · Police chased the car along the motorway at speeds of up to 90 mph.run after somebody/go after somebody to quickly follow someone or something in order to stop them or talk to them: · I ran after him to say sorry, but he’d already got on the bus.stalk /stɔːk $ stɒːk/ to secretly follow an animal in order to kill it, or to secretly follow a person in order to attack them: · a tiger stalking its prey· He had a long history of stalking women in his neighbourhood.pursue /pəˈsjuː $ pərˈsuː/ written to chase someone in a very determined way: · The ship was being pursued by enemy submarines.give chase written to chase someone or something who is trying to escape from you: · One of the officers gave chase and arrested the man.· The calf ran away and the lion gave chase.tail to secretly follow someone in order to watch what they do and where they go: · Apparently, the police had been tailing the terrorists for months.track to follow and find a person or animal by looking at the marks they leave on the ground: · The bushmen were tracking antelope in the Kalahari desert.follow somebody around (also follow somebody about British English) phrasal verb to follow someone everywhere they go, especially when this is annoying: She told him to go away and stop following her around.follow on phrasal verb1to happen after something else and be connected with it → follow-onfollow on from The discussion sessions are supposed to follow on from this morning’s lecture.2to go to the same place as someone else at a later time: You go ahead – I’ll follow on later.follow through phrasal verb1to do what needs to be done to complete something or make it successful: The project went wrong when the staff failed to follow through.follow something ↔ through If you have followed through all the exercises in this book, you should be ready for the second year course.2to continue moving your arm after you have hit the ball in tennis, golf etc → follow-throughfollow something ↔ up phrasal verb1to find out more information about something and take action if necessary: The police take people’s statements and then follow them up.2to do something in addition to what you have already done in order to make it more likely to succeed → follow-upfollow up with If there is no response to your press release, follow it up with a phone call. This experiment was quickly followed up by others using different forms of the drug. → follow-up2 |