Open English Wordnet
Verbs
(v)followto travel behind, go after, come after“The ducklings followed their mother around the pond”,
“Please follow the guide through the museum” (v)follow, fall outcome as a logical consequence; follow logically“It follows that your assertion is false”,
“the theorem falls out nicely” (v)comply, follow, abide byact 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” (v)follow, come aftercome after in time, as a result“A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake” (v)follow, conform tobehave in accordance or in agreement with“Follow a pattern”,
“Follow my example” (v)followbe next“Mary plays best, with John and Sue following” (v)adopt, follow, espousechoose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans“She followed the feminist movement”,
“The candidate espouses Republican ideals” (v)followto bring something about at a later time than“She followed dinner with a brandy”,
“He followed his lecture with a question and answer period” (v)take after, followimitate in behavior; take as a model“Teenagers follow their friends in everything” (v)trace, followfollow, 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” (v)play along, accompany, followperform an accompaniment to“The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano” (v)come, followto be the product or result“Melons come from a vine”,
“Understanding comes from experience” (v)followaccept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of“Let's follow our great helmsman!”,
“She followed a guru for years” (v)followadhere to or practice“These people still follow the laws of their ancient religion” (v)be, followwork in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function“He is a herpetologist”,
“She is our resident philosopher” (v)surveil, follow, surveykeep under surveillance“The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing” (v)pursue, followfollow 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” (v)followgrasp the meaning“Can you follow her argument?”,
“When he lectures, I cannot follow” (v)followto subscribe to someone's updates on social media (v)followto be subscribed to updates from another user on social media