follow
verb
1 follow
To travel behind, go after, come after.
Roget 518:
be intelligible
etc.
adj.;
speak for itself,
speak volumes;
tell its own tale,
lie on the surface.
render intelligible
etc.
adj.;
popularize,
simplify,
clear up;
elucidate
etc.
(explain)
522.
understand,
comprehend,
take,
take in;
catch,
grasp,
follow,
collect,
master,
make out;
see with half an eye,
see daylight,
see one's way;
enter into the ideas of;
come to an understanding.
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Roget 478:
demonstrate,
prove,
establish;
make good;
show,
evince,
manifest
etc.
(be evidence of)
467;
confirm,
corroborate,
substantiate,
verify
etc.
467,
settle the question,
reduce to demonstration,
set the question at rest.
make out,
make out a case;
prove one's point,
have the best of the argument;
draw a conclusion
etc.
(judge)
480.
follow,
follow of course,
follow as a matter of course,
follow necessarily;
stand to reason;
hold good,
hold water.
convince,
persuade
(belief)
484.
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Dutch: volgen, achternagaan
2 follow
Be later in time:
— Tuesday always follows Monday.
synonym: postdate.
3 follow
Come as a logical consequence; follow logically:
— It follows that your assertion is false.
synonym: fall out.
Dutch: volgen, voortkomen, voortvloeien
4 follow
Travel along a certain course:
— Follow the road.
— Follow the trail.
synonym: travel along.
Dutch: achternarijden, narijden
5 follow
Act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes:
— Follow these simple rules.
synonyms: abide by, comply.
Dutch: berusten, eerbiedigen, gehoorzamen, luisteren, respecteren, voldoen, zich neerleggen bij, zich schikken naar
6 follow
Come after in time, as a result:
— A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake.
synonym: come after.
Dutch: volgen
7 follow
Behave in accordance or in agreement with:
— Follow a pattern.
— Follow my example.
synonym: conform to.
8 follow
9 follow
Choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans:
— She followed the feminist movement.
synonyms: adopt, espouse.
10 follow
To bring something about at a later time than.
11 follow
Imitate in behavior; take as a model:
— Teenagers follow their friends in everything.
synonym: take after.
Dutch: nastreven, navolgen, spiegelen, volgen
12 follow
Follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something:
— We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba.
synonym: trace.
13 follow
Follow with the eyes or the mind:
— She followed the men with the binoculars.
synonyms: keep an eye on, observe, watch, watch over.
Dutch: bewaren, in de gaten houden, toekijken, toezien
14 follow
15 follow
Perform an accompaniment to:
— The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano.
synonyms: accompany, play along.
Dutch: begeleiden
16 follow
17 follow
To be the product or result.
synonym: come.
18 follow
Accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of.
19 follow
20 follow
Work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function.
synonym: be.
21 follow
Keep under surveillance:
— The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing.
synonyms: surveil, survey.
22 follow
Follow in or as if in pursuit:
— Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life.
synonym: pursue.
Roget 622:
pursue,
prosecute,
follow;
run after,
make after,
be after,
hunt after,
prowl after;
shadow;
carry on
etc.
(do)
680;
engage in
etc.
(undertake)
676;
set about
etc.
(begin)
66;
endeavor
etc.
675;
court
etc.
(request)
765;
seek
etc.
(search)
461;
aim at
etc.
(intention)
620;
follow the trail
etc.
(trace)
461;
fish for
etc.
(experiment)
463;
press on
etc.
(haste)
684;
run a race
etc.
(velocity)
274.
chase,
give chase,
course,
dog,
hunt,
hound;
tread on the heels,
follow on the heels of,
etc.
(sequence)
281.
rush upon;
rush headlong
etc.
(violence)
173,
ride full tilt at,
run full tilt at;
make a leap at,
jump at,
snatch at run down;
start game.
tread a path;
take a course,
hold a course;
shape one's steps,
direct one's steps,
bend one's steps,
course;
play a game;
fight one's way,
elbow one's way;
follow up;
take to,
take up;
go in for;
ride one's hobby.
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Roget 281:
follow;
pursue
etc.
622;
go after,
fly after.
attend,
beset,
dance attendance on,
dog;
tread in the steps of,
tread close upon;
be in the wake of,
be in the trail of,
be in the rear of,
go in the wake of,
go in the trail of,
go in the rear of,
follow in the wake of,
follow in the trail of,
follow in the rear of;
follow as a shadow,
hang on the skirts of;
tread on the heels of,
follow on the heels of;
camp on the trail.
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Dutch: rijbewijs, achtervolgen, volgen
23 follow
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