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follow /folˈō/ transitive verb- To go after or behind
- To keep along the line of
- To come after or succeed
- To pursue
- To attend
- To support (eg a team or sportsperson)
- To believe in (eg a religious leader or teaching)
- To imitate
- To obey (eg orders)
- To adopt (eg an opinion)
- To keep the eye or mind fixed on
- To grasp or understand the whole course or sequence of
- To result from, as an effect from a cause
- (on Twitter) to regularly read and respond to posts made by a particular individual
- To strive to obtain (Bible)
intransitive verb- To come after
- To result
- To be the logical conclusion
noun- A stroke that causes the ball to follow the one it has struck (commonly follow-throughˈ; billiards and snooker)
- A second helping
ORIGIN: OE folgian, fylgan; Ger folgen follˈower noun - A person who comes after
- A person who copies
- A disciple, supporter or devotee
- A retainer or attendant
- A servant-girl's sweetheart (old)
- A part of a machine driven by another part
follˈowing noun A body of supporters adjective- Coming next after
- To be next mentioned
- (of a wind) blowing in the same direction as a boat, aircraft, etc is travelling
preposition After follˈow-board noun (in moulding) the board on which a pattern is laid follow-my-leadˈer noun A game in which all other players have to mimic whatever the leader does follow-onˈ noun - An act of following on
- A second innings following immediately after the first (cricket)
follow-throughˈ noun An act of following through follow home To follow to the point aimed at, to the heart of the matter follow on - To continue endeavours (Bible)
- To start a second innings immediately after the first, as the result of scoring a total that is lower than that of the opposing team by more than a predetermined amount (cricket)
- To follow immediately (informal)
- To start where another (person, etc) left off (informal)
follow out - To carry out (eg instructions)
- To follow to the end or conclusion
follow suit - To play a card of the same suit as the one which was led (cards)
- To do what another person has done
follow through - To complete the swing of a stroke after hitting the ball (sport)
- To carry any course of action to its conclusion
follow up - To pursue an advantage closely
- To pursue a question that has been started (follˈow-up noun and adjective)
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