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Verb follow has 24 senses

follow - to travel behind, go after, come after; "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum"
--₁ is one way to travel, go, move, locomote
Antonyms: precede, lead

Derived forms: noun follower₂, noun following₂
Sample sentences:
Sam cannot follow Sue
They follow the car down the avenue
postdate, follow - be later in time; "Tuesday always follows Monday"
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
follow, fall out - come as a logical consequence; follow logically; "It follows that your assertion is false"; "the theorem falls out nicely"
--₃ is one way to result, ensue
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
It ----s that CLAUSE
follow, travel along - travel along a certain course; "follow the road"; "follow the trail"
--₄ is one way to travel, go, move, locomote
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
comply, follow, abide by - 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"
--₅ is one way to obey
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
=> Somebody ----s something
follow, come after - come after in time, as a result; "A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake"
--₆ is one way to result, ensue
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
follow, conform to - behave in accordance or in agreement with; "Follow a pattern"; "Follow my example"
--₇ is one way to imitate, copy, simulate
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
follow - be next; "Mary plays best, with John and Sue following"
--₈ is one way to be
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
adopt, follow, espouse - choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"
--₉ is one way to choose, take, select, pick out

Derived form: noun following₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
follow - 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"
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
take after, follow - imitate in behavior; take as a model; "Teenagers follow their friends in everything"
--₁₁ is one way to imitate, copy, simulate
Sample sentence:
Sam cannot follow Sue
trace, follow - follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba" ; "trace the student's progress"
--₁₂ is one way to analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
watch, observe, follow, watch over, keep an eye on - 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"
--₁₃ is one way to check, check up on, look into, check out, suss out, check over, go over, check into
Sample sentence:
The children follow the ball
succeed, come after, follow - be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?"
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
play along, accompany, follow - perform an accompaniment to; "The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano"
--₁₅ is one way to play
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
keep up, keep abreast, follow - keep informed; "He kept up on his country's foreign policies"
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
come, follow - to be the product or result; "Melons come from a vine"; "Understanding comes from experience"
--₁₇ is one way to originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up, grow
Sample sentence:
Something is ----ing PP
follow - accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of; "Let's follow our great helmsman!"; "She followed a guru for years"
--₁₈ is one way to act, behave, do

Derived forms: noun follower₁, noun following₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
follow - adhere to or practice; "These people still follow the laws of their ancient religion"
--₁₉ is one way to practice, apply, use
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
be, follow - work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; "He is a herpetologist"; "She is our resident philosopher"
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
surveil, follow, survey - keep under surveillance; "The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing"
Sample sentence:
They want to follow the prisoners
pursue, follow - 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"
--₂₂ is one way to travel, go, move, locomote

Derived forms: noun follower₂, noun following₂
Sample sentence:
They follow the car down the avenue
follow - grasp the meaning; "Can you follow her argument?"; "When he lectures, I cannot follow"
--₂₃ is one way to understand
Sample sentence:
Sam and Sue follow the movie
stick to, stick with, follow - keep to; "Stick to your principles"; "stick to the diet"
--₂₄ is one way to persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s VERB-ing