follow

(verb) to travel behind, go after, come after. Examples: "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond." "Please follow the guide through the museum."

(verb) be later in time. Synonyms: postdate. Examples: "Tuesday always follows monday."

(verb) come as a logical consequence; follow logically. Synonyms: fall out. Examples: "It follows that your assertion is false." "The theorem falls out nicely."

(verb) travel along a certain course. Synonyms: travel along. Examples: "Follow the road." "Follow the trail."

(verb) act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes. Synonyms: comply, abide by. Examples: "He complied with my instructions." "You must comply or else!." "Follow these simple rules." "Abide by the rules."

(verb) come after in time, as a result. Synonyms: come after. Examples: "A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake."

(verb) behave in accordance or in agreement with. Synonyms: conform to. Examples: "Follow a pattern." "Follow my example."

(verb) be next. Examples: "Mary plays best, with john and sue following."

(verb) choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans. Synonyms: adopt, espouse. Examples: "She followed the feminist movement." "The candidate espouses republican ideals."

(verb) to bring something about at a later time than. Examples: "She followed dinner with a brandy." "He followed his lecture with a question and answer period."

(verb) imitate in behavior; take as a model. Synonyms: take after. Examples: "Teenagers follow their friends in everything."

(verb) follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something. Synonyms: trace. Examples: "We must follow closely the economic development is cuba" ." "Trace the student's progress."

(verb) follow with the eyes or the mind. Synonyms: watch, observe, watch over, keep an eye on. Examples: "Keep an eye on the baby, please!." "The world is watching sarajevo." "She followed the men with the binoculars."

(verb) be the successor (of). Synonyms: succeed, come after. Examples: "Carter followed ford." "Will charles succeed to the throne?."

(verb) perform an accompaniment to. Synonyms: play along, accompany. Examples: "The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano."

(verb) keep informed. Synonyms: keep up, keep abreast. Examples: "He kept up on his country's foreign policies."

(verb) to be the product or result. Synonyms: come. Examples: "Melons come from a vine." "Understanding comes from experience."

(verb) accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of. Examples: "Let's follow our great helmsman!." "She followed a guru for years."

(verb) adhere to or practice. Examples: "These people still follow the laws of their ancient religion."

(verb) work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function. Synonyms: be. Examples: "He is a herpetologist." "She is our resident philosopher."

(verb) keep under surveillance. Synonyms: surveil, survey. Examples: "The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing."

(verb) follow in or as if in pursuit. Synonyms: pursue. Examples: "The police car pursued the suspected attacker." "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life."

(verb) grasp the meaning. Examples: "Can you follow her argument?." "When he lectures, i cannot follow."

(verb) keep to. Synonyms: stick to, stick with. Examples: "Stick to your principles." "Stick to the diet."