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Definition of 'follow' Verb
- to travel behind, go after, come after; "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum"
Antonyms: precede lead - be later in time; "Tuesday always follows Monday"
Synonyms: postdate
Antonyms: predate precede forego forgo antecede antedate - come as a logical consequence; follow logically; "It follows that your assertion is false"; "the theorem falls out nicely"
Synonyms: fall out - travel along a certain course; "follow the road"; "follow the trail"
Synonyms: travel along - act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes; "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "Follow these simple rules"; "abide by the rules"
Synonyms: comply abide by - come after in time, as a result; "A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake"
Synonyms: come after - behave in accordance or in agreement with; "Follow a pattern"; "Follow my example"
Synonyms: conform to - be next; "Mary plays best, with John and Sue following"
- choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"
Synonyms: adopt espouse - to bring something about at a later time than; "She followed dinner with a brandy"; "He followed his lecture with a question and answer period"
- imitate in behavior; take as a model; "Teenagers follow their friends in everything"
Synonyms: take after - follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba" ; "trace the student's progress"
Synonyms: trace - follow with the eyes or the mind; "Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the binoculars"
Synonyms: watch observe watch over keep an eye on - be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?"
Synonyms: succeed come after
Antonyms: precede come before - perform an accompaniment to; "The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano"
Synonyms: play along accompany - keep informed; "He kept up on his country's foreign policies"
Synonyms: keep up keep abreast - to be the product or result; "Melons come from a vine"; "Understanding comes from experience"
Synonyms: come - accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of; "Let's follow our great helmsman!"; "She followed a guru for years"
- adhere to or practice; "These people still follow the laws of their ancient religion"
- work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; "He is a herpetologist"; "She is our resident philosopher"
Synonyms: be - keep under surveillance; "The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing"
Synonyms: surveil survey - follow in or as if in pursuit; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life"
Synonyms: pursue - grasp the meaning; "Can you follow her argument?"; "When he lectures, I cannot follow"
- keep to; "Stick to your principles"; "stick to the diet"
Synonyms: stick to stick with
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