(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)adopt, follow, espousechoose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans“She followed the feminist movement”, “The candidate espouses Republican ideals”
(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)watch, observe, follow, watch over, keep an eye onfollow 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”
(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”