1. follow - verb
· to travel behind, go after, come after; "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum"
Hypernym(s): travel, go, move, locomote
Antonym(s): precede
2. follow - verb
· be later in time; "Tuesday always follows Monday"
Synonym(s): postdate
3. follow - verb
· come as a logical consequence; follow logically; "It follows that your assertion is false"; "the theorem falls out nicely"
Synonym(s): fall_out
4. follow - verb
· travel along a certain course; "follow the road"; "follow the trail"
Synonym(s): travel_along
Hypernym(s): travel, go, move, locomote
5. follow - verb
· 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"
Hypernym(s): obey
6. follow - verb
· come after in time, as a result; "A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake"
Synonym(s): come_after
7. follow - verb
· behave in accordance or in agreement with; "Follow a pattern"; "Follow my example"
Synonym(s): conform_to
Hypernym(s): imitate, copy, simulate
8. follow - verb
· be next; "Mary plays best, with John and Sue following"
Hypernym(s): be
9. follow - verb
· choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"
Hypernym(s): choose, take, select, pick_out
10. follow - verb
· 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"
11. follow - verb
· imitate in behavior; take as a model; "Teenagers follow their friends in everything"
Synonym(s): take_after
Hypernym(s): imitate, copy, simulate
12. follow - verb
· follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba"; "trace the student's progress"; "trace one's ancestry"
Synonym(s): trace
Hypernym(s): analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass
13. follow - verb
· 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"
Synonym(s): watch, observe, watch_over, keep_an_eye_on
Hypernym(s): check, check_up_on, look_into, check_out, suss_out, check_over, go_over, check_into
14. follow - verb
· be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?"
Synonym(s): succeed, come_after
15. follow - verb
· perform an accompaniment to; "The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano"
Synonym(s): play_along, accompany
Hypernym(s): play
16. follow - verb
· keep informed; "He kept up on his country's foreign policies"
Synonym(s): keep_up, keep_abreast
17. follow - verb
· to be the product or result; "Melons come from a vine"; "Understanding comes from experience"
Synonym(s): come
Hypernym(s): originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring_up, grow
18. follow - verb
· accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of; "Let's follow our great helmsman!"; "She followed a guru for years"
19. follow - verb
· adhere to or practice; "These people still follow the laws of their ancient religion"
Hypernym(s): practice, apply, use
20. follow - verb
· work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; "He is a herpetologist"; "She is our resident philosopher"
Synonym(s): be
21. follow - verb
· keep under surveillance; "The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing"
22. follow - verb
· 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"
Synonym(s): pursue
Hypernym(s): travel, go, move, locomote
23. follow - verb
· grasp the meaning; "Can you follow her argument?"; "When he lectures, I cannot follow"
Hypernym(s): understand
24. follow - verb
· keep to; "Stick to your principles"; "stick to the diet"
Synonym(s): stick_to, stick_with
Hypernym(s): persevere, persist, hang_in, hang_on, hold_on
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