following, next - immediately following in time or order; "the following day"; "next in line"; "the next president"; "the next item on the list" Antonym:preceding (indirect, via succeeding)
pursuit, chase, following - the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit" --2is a kind ofmotion, movement, move --2has particulars:
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" --3is one way toresult, ensue Sample sentences: Something ----s It ----s that CLAUSE
follow, travel along - travel along a certain course; "follow the road"; "follow the trail" --4is one way totravel, 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" --5is one way toobey 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" --6is one way toresult, ensue Sample sentence: Something ----s something
follow, conform to - behave in accordance or in agreement with; "Follow a pattern"; "Follow my example" --7is one way toimitate, copy, simulate Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something Somebody ----s somebody Something ----s somebody Something ----s something
adopt, follow, espouse - choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals" --9is one way tochoose, take, select, pick out
take after, follow - imitate in behavior; take as a model; "Teenagers follow their friends in everything" --11is one way toimitate, 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" --12is one way toanalyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas Sample sentence: Somebody ----s something
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" --15is one way toplay 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" --17is one way tooriginate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up, grow Sample sentence: Something is ----ing PP
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" --22is one way totravel, go, move, locomote