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fol·low F0229100 (fŏl′ō)v. fol·lowed, fol·low·ing, fol·lows v.tr.1. a. To come or go after; proceed behind: Follow the usher to your seat.b. To go after in pursuit: would follow his enemy to the ends of the earth.c. To keep under surveillance: The agent followed the suspect around town.2. a. To move along the course of; take: We followed the path.b. To move in the direction of; be guided by: followed the sun westward; followed the signs to the zoo.c. To lie in the same path as: The road follows the old trading route.d. To be parallel to: The road follows the river.3. To accept the guidance, command, or leadership of: follow a spiritual master; rebels who refused to follow their leader.4. To adhere to; practice: followed family traditions.5. To take as a model or precedent; imitate: followed my example and resigned.6. a. To act in agreement or compliance with; obey: follow the rules; follow one's instincts.b. To keep to or stick to: followed the recipe; follow a diet.7. To engage in (a trade or occupation); work at.8. To come after in order, time, or position: Night follows day.9. To bring something about at a later time than or as a consequence of: She followed her lecture with a question-and-answer period. The band followed its hit album with a tour.10. To occur or be evident as a consequence of: Your conclusion does not follow your premise.11. a. To watch or observe closely: followed the bird through binoculars.b. To be attentive to; pay close heed to: too sleepy to follow the sermon.c. To keep oneself informed of the course, progress, or fortunes of: follow the stock market; followed the local teams.12. To grasp the meaning or logic of; understand: Do you follow my argument?v.intr.1. To come, move, or take place after another person or thing in order or time.2. To occur or be evident as a consequence; result: If you ignore your diet, trouble will follow.3. To grasp the meaning or reasoning of something; understand.n. Games A billiards shot in which the cue ball is struck above center so that it follows the path of the object ball after impact.Phrasal Verbs: follow along To move or proceed in unison or in accord with an example: followed along with the song. follow through1. Sports To carry a stroke to natural completion after hitting or releasing a ball or other object.2. To carry an act, project, or intention to completion; pursue fully: followed through on her promise to fix the oven. follow up To increase the effectiveness or enhance the success of by further action: followed up her interview with an email.Idioms: as follows As will be stated next. Used to introduce a specified enumeration, explanation, or command. follow (one's) nose1. To move straight ahead or in a direct path.2. Informal To be guided by instinct: had no formal training but became a success by following his nose. follow suit1. Games To play a card of the same suit as the one led.2. To do as another has done; follow an example.
[Middle English folowen, from Old English folgian.]
fol′low·er·ship′ n.Synonyms: follow, succeed, ensue, result
These verbs mean to come after something or someone. Follow, the most general, refers to people or things that come after another in time or order or as a consequence or result: You go first, and we'll follow. He disregarded doctor's orders, and a relapse soon followed. To succeed is to come next after another, especially in planned order determined by considerations such as rank, inheritance, or election: The heir apparent succeeded to the throne. Ensue and result are used only of events or conditions that follow another in time. Ensue usually applies to what is a consequence: After the government was toppled, chaos ensued. Result implies that what follows is caused by what has preceded: Driving over the speed limit can result in a fine.Usage Note: As follows (not as follow) is the established form of the idiom regardless of whether the noun that precedes it is singular or plural: The regulations are as follows.Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. |  as follows - what is listed next; "her complaints went as follows" |
Translationsas follows
as followsAs listed next. The cooking instructions are as follows: heat the oven to 425 and then cook for 20 minutes.See also: followas followsWhat comes next, usually in the form of a list. For example, Mary planned her day as follows: returning all phone calls; a department meeting; lunch with her colleagues; library research . This term is always put in the singular ("follows") even though it applies to numerous items and is frequently followed by a colon. It was first recorded in 1548. See also: follow as follows As will be stated next. Used to introduce a specified enumeration, explanation, or command.See also: followEncyclopediaSeefollowLegalSeeFollow |