fol·low (f l  )v. fol·lowed, fol·low·ing, fol·lows v.tr. 1. To come or go after; proceed behind: Follow the usher to your seat. 2. a. To go after in or as if in pursuit: "The wrong she had done followed her and haunted her dream" (Katherine Anne Porter). b. To keep under surveillance: followed the suspect around town. 3. a. To move along the course of; take: We followed a path to the shore. b. To go in the direction of; be guided by: followed the sun westward across the plains; followed the signs to the zoo. 4. To accept the guidance, command, or leadership of: follow a spiritual master; rebels who refused to follow their commander. 5. To adhere to; practice: followed family traditions. 6. To take as a model or precedent; imitate: followed my example and resigned. 7. a. To act in agreement or compliance with; obey: follow the rules; follow one's instincts. b. To keep to or stick to: followed the recipe; follow a diet. 8. To engage in (a trade or occupation); work at. 9. To come after in order, time, or position: Night follows day. 10. To bring something about at a later time than or as a consequence of: She followed her lecture with a question-and-answer period. The band followed its hit record with a tour. 11. To occur or be evident as a consequence of: Your conclusion does not follow your premise. 12. a. To watch or observe closely: followed the bird through binoculars. b. To be attentive to; pay close heed to: too sleepy to follow the sermon. c. To keep oneself informed of the course, progress, or fortunes of: follow the stock market; followed the local teams. 13. To grasp the meaning or logic of; understand: Do you follow my argument? v.intr. 1. To come, move, or take place after another person or thing in order or time. 2. To occur or be evident as a consequence; result: If you ignore your diet, trouble will follow. 3. To grasp the meaning or reasoning of something; understand. n. Phrasal Verbs: 1. The act or an instance of following. 2. Games A billiards shot in which the cue ball is struck above center so that it follows the path of the object ball after impact. follow along To move or proceed in unison or in accord with an example: followed along with the song. follow through 1. Sports To carry a stroke to natural completion after hitting or releasing a ball or other object. 2. To carry an act, project, or intention to completion; pursue fully: followed through on her promise to reorganize the department. follow up Idioms: 1. To carry to completion; follow through on: followed up their recommendations with concrete proposals. 2. To increase the effectiveness or enhance the success of by further action: followed up her interview with an e-mail. as follows As will be stated next. Used to introduce a specified enumeration, explanation, or command. follow (one's) nose 1. To move straight ahead or in a direct path. 2. Informal To be guided by instinct: had no formal training but became a success by following his nose. follow suit 1. Games To play a card of the same suit as the one led. 2. To do as another has done; follow an example. [Middle English folowen, from Old English folgian.] Synonyms: follow, succeed, ensue, result, supervene These verbs mean to come after something or someone. Follow, which has the widest application, can refer to coming after in time or order, as a consequence or result, or by the operation of logic: Night follows day. He disregarded doctor's orders, and a relapse followed. Because she decries violence, it follows that she won't carry a gun. To succeed is to come next after another, especially in planned order determined by considerations such as rank, inheritance, or election: The heir apparent succeeded to the throne. Ensue usually applies to what is a consequence or logical development: After the government was toppled, chaos ensued. Result implies that what follows is caused by what has preceded: Failure to file an income tax return can result in a fine. Supervene, in contrast, refers to something that is often unexpected and that has little relation to what has preceded: "A bad harvest supervened" (Charlotte Brontë). Usage Note: As follows (not as follow) is the established form of the idiom regardless of whether the noun that precedes it is singular or plural: The regulations are as follows. |
follow
Verb
1. to go or come after
2. to accompany: he followed Isabel everywhere
3. to be a logical or natural consequence of
4. to keep to the course or track of
5. to act in accordance with: follow the rules below and it will help you a great deal
6. to accept the ideas or beliefs of
7. to understand (an explanation)
8. to have a keen interest in: he's followed the singer's career for more than 25 years
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | follow - to travel behind, go after, come after; "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum" go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" lag, fall back, fall behind, dawdle - hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. tailgate - follow at a dangerously close distance; "it is dangerous to tailgate another vehicle" shadow - follow, usually without the person's knowledge; "The police are shadowing her" carry - pursue a line of scent or be a bearer; "the dog was taught to fetch and carry" |
| 2. | follow - be later in time; "Tuesday always follows Monday" come after, follow - come after in time, as a result; "A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake" | |
| 3. | follow - come as a logical consequence; follow logically; "It follows that your assertion is false"; "the theorem falls out nicely" | |
| 4. |  follow - travel along a certain course; "follow the road"; "follow the trail"go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" heel - follow at the heels of a person ascend - go along towards (a river's) source; "The boat ascended the Delaware" | |
| 5. |  follow - 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"oblige, accommodate - provide a service or favor for someone; "We had to oblige him" adopt, espouse, follow - choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals" toe the line - do what is expected obey - be obedient to conform to - observe; "conform to the rules" | |
| 6. | follow - come after in time, as a result; "A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake" follow - be next; "Mary plays best, with John and Sue following" | |
| 7. | follow - behave in accordance or in agreement with; "Follow a pattern"; "Follow my example" go by - be or act in accordance with; "Go by this rule and you'll be safe" | |
| 8. | follow - be next; "Mary plays best, with John and Sue following" be - occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?" come after, follow - come after in time, as a result; "A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake" | |
| 9. | follow - choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals" choose, pick out, select, take - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" | |
| 10. | follow - 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 - imitate in behavior; take as a model; "Teenagers follow their friends in everything" | |
| 12. |  follow - follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba" ; "trace the student's progress"analyse, analyze, examine, study, canvass, canvas - consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives" keep an eye on, watch over, watch, observe, follow - 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" | |
| 13. | follow - 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" check, check into, check out, check over, check up on, suss out, look into, go over - examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition; "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine" trace, follow - follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba" ; "trace the student's progress" keep tabs on - keep a record on or watch attentively; "The government keeps tabs on the dissidents" guard - to keep watch over; "there would be men guarding the horses" invigilate, proctor - watch over (students taking an exam, to prevent cheating) | |
| 14. | follow - be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?" supercede, supersede, supervene upon, supplant, replace - take the place or move into the position of; "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school" | |
| 15. |  follow - perform an accompaniment to; "The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano"music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest" play - play on an instrument; "The band played all night long" | |
| 16. | follow - keep informed; "He kept up on his country's foreign policies" | |
| 17. | follow - to be the product or result; "Melons come from a vine"; "Understanding comes from experience" arise, originate, spring up, uprise, develop, grow, rise - come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose" come - exist or occur in a certain point in a series; "Next came the student from France" | |
| 18. | follow - accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of; "Let's follow our great helmsman!"; "She followed a guru for years" | |
| 19. | follow - adhere to or practice; "These people still follow the laws of their ancient religion" | |
| 20. | follow - work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; "He is a herpetologist"; "She is our resident philosopher" vet - work as a veterinarian; "She vetted for the farms in the area for many years" cox - act as the coxswain, in a boat race | |
| 21. | follow - keep under surveillance; "The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing" | |
| 22. | follow - 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" go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" stalk - go through (an area) in search of prey; "stalk the woods for deer" dog, give chase, go after, chase, tail, chase after, trail, track, tag - go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit" | |
| 23. | follow - grasp the meaning; "Can you follow her argument?"; "When he lectures, I cannot follow" understand - know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means" | |
| 24. | follow - keep to; "Stick to your principles"; "stick to the diet" |
follow
verb 1. accompany, attend, escort, come after, go behind, tag along behind, bring up the rear, come behind, come or go with, tread on the heels of
verb 2. pursue, track, dog, hunt, chase, shadow, tail (informal) trail, hound, stalk, run after << OPPOSITE avoid
verb 3. come after, go after, come next << OPPOSITE precede
verb 4. result, issue, develop, spring, flow, proceed, arise, ensue, emanate, be consequent, supervene
verb 5. obey, observe, comply with, adhere to, mind, watch, note, regard, stick to, heed, conform to, keep to, pay attention to, be guided by, toe the line, act according to, act in accordance with, give allegiance to << OPPOSITE ignore
verb 6. copy, imitate, emulate, mimic, model, adopt, live up to, take a leaf out of someone's book, take as an example, pattern yourself upon
verb 7. succeed, replace, come after, take over from, come next, supersede, supplant, take the place of, step into the shoes of
verb 8. understand, get, see, catch, realize, appreciate, take in, grasp, catch on (informal) keep up with, comprehend, fathom, get the hang of (informal) get the picture
Translations
follow [ˈfɔləu] vt → seguir
it doesn't follow that ... → no se deduce que ....
follow on vi → seguir (= continue): to follow on from → ser la consecuencia lógica de
follow up vt [+ letter, offer] → responder a [+ case]; investigar
follow [ˈfɔləu] vt → suivre
vi → suivre (= result); s'ensuivre;
follow out vt [+ idea, plan] → poursuivre, mener à terme
follow through vt = follow out
follow [ˈfɔləu] vt → folgen +dat;
(with eyes) → verfolgen;
(advice, instructions) → befolgen
vi → folgen;
to follow in sb's footsteps → in jds Fußstapfen acc treten;
follow on follow vi (continue);
follow through follow vt = follow out
(offer) → aufgreifen;
(case) → weiterverfolgen
follow [ˈfɔləu] vt → seguire
it follows that ... → ne consegue che ...;
follow on vi (= continue): to follow on from → seguire
follow through vt = follow out
(case) → seguire
v follow [ˈfoləu]
1 to go or come after I will follow (you). volg يَتْبَعُ، يَسيرُ وراء вървя след následovat følge; følge efter folgen ακολουθώ, παρακολουθώ seguir järgnema دنبال کسی رفتن seurata suivre לַעֲקוֹב अनुसरण करना, अनुकरण करना slijediti, ići za követ menyusul fylgja, koma á eftir seguire ついていく (뒤를) 따라가다 sekti, eiti iš paskos sekot (kādam) menyusul volgen følge (etter), forfølge pójśc za, nastąpić po seguir a urma следовать за nasledovať slediti slediti följa ตาม izlemek 跟隨 іти слідом پیچھا کرنا theo sau 跟随
2 to go along (a road, river etc) Follow this road. volg يَسْلُك طريقا، يَسيرُ следвам držet se, sledovat følge folgen ακολουθώ seguir (midagi mööda) minema ادامه دادن seurata suivre לַעֲקוֹב पीछे जाना pratiti, slijediti (előre) megy; követ (utat) mengikuti fara eftir seguire 沿って行く (길을) 따라가다 laikytis (kelio) iet pa; sekot (virzienam) mengikuti volgen følge, ta iść/jechać wzdłuż, podążać seguir a urma придерживаться ísť po iti po pratiti följa ปฏิบัติตาม ...-den gitmek 沿著...前進 прямувати کسی سڑک یا ندی کے ہمراح جانا dọc theo một con đường, lối nhỏ... 沿着...前进
3 to understand Do you follow (my argument)? volg يَفْهَم разбирам chápat forstå folgen können καταλαβαίνω entender, seguir jälgima درک کردن pysyä kärryillä suivre לַעֲקוֹב אַחֲרֵי पीछा करना razumjeti, pratiti ért memahami fylgjast með, skilja seguire 理解する 이해하다 suprasti, sekti (mintį) saprast; sekot (domu gaitai) memahami volgen følge (med i), forstå, fatte rozumieć compreender a urmări понимать rozumieť slediti razumeti hänga med, förstå เข้าใจ anlamak 領會 розуміти سمجھنا hiểu 领会
4 to act according to I followed his advice. volg; gevolg يَتَّبِعُ، يُطيع съблюдавам řídit se følge; rette sig efter befolgen ακολουθώ seguir järgima پیروی کردن از noudattaa suivre לַעֲקוֹב आज्ञा मानना slušati, prihvatiti savjet vmi szerint cselekszik mengikuti hlÿða, fara að seguire 従う ...에 따라 행동하다 pasekti ievērot; sekot (norādījumiem u.tml.) mengikut volgen følge, rette seg etter zastosować się do seguir a urma следовать riadiť sa držati se slediti följa, lyda ปฏิบัติตาม tutmak, uymak 聽從 наслідувати کسی کے مطابق کام کرنا hành động theo 听从
n follower
a person who follows, especially the philosophy, ideas etc of another person He is a follower of Plato (= Plato's theories). volgeling; navolger; aanhanger تابِع، نَصير، تِلْميذ последовател následovník tilhænger der Anhänger οπαδός, μαθητής seguidor järelkäija, jünger پیرو؛ مرید seuraaja, kannattaja disciple אוֹהֵד अनुयायी sljedbenik, pristaša követő pengikut fylgjandi discepolo 信奉者 추종자 pasekėjas, šalininkas sekotājs; piekritējs pengikut volgeling tilhenger, følgesvenn kontynuator seguidor adept последователь nasledovník, -čka privrženec sledbenik anhängare, följeslagare ผู้ติดตาม yandaş 追隨者 послідовник حمایتی، مطیع پیرو người ủng hộ 追随者
n following
supporters He has a great following among the poorer people. aanhang أتْباع، أنْصار последователи přívrženci tilhængerskare; fanskare die Anhägerschaft οπαδοί seguidores pooldajaskond طرفداران kannattajajoukko partisan(s) קְהָל חָסִידִים शिष्य-समुदाय pristaše, sljedbenici követők pendukung fylgismaður, áhangandi seguito 支持者 지지자 rėmėjai, gerbėjai sekotāji; piekritēji penyokong aanhang tilhengerskare, menighet poparcie adeptos susţinător, suport приверженцы prívrženci privrženci sledbenik anhängare, anhängarskara ผู้สนับสนุน taraftar(lar) 一批追隨者 послідовники, прихильники اطاعت کرنے والوں کا حلقہ nhóm những người ủng hộ 一批追随者
adj
1 coming after the following day. volgende تالٍ следващ následující følgende folgend επόμενος siguiente järgnev بعدی seuraava suivant הַבָּא अनुगामी sljedeći (utána) következő berikutnya næstur, næstkomandi seguente, successivo 次の 그 다음의 kitas nākošais berikutnya volgende (på)følgende następny seguinte următor сдедующий nasledujúci naslednji naredni följande ถัดไป, ertesi 接著的 наступний آئندہ tiếp sau đó về thời gian 接着的
2 about to be mentioned You will need the following things. volgende التّالي следен následující følgende folgend ο εξής siguiente järgmine به قرار ذیل؛ بدین قرار seuraava suivant שֶׁלְהַלָן निम्नांकित व्यक्ति आदि sljedeći, naredni a következő berikut eftirtalinn seguente 次に述べる 다음에 계속되는, 이하의 toks, šis sekojošs seperti berikut volgende følgende następujący seguinte următor нижеследующий nasledujúci naslednji sledeće följande ที่จะกล่าวต่อไป aşağıdaki 下述的 наступний جس کا ذکر کیا جانے والا ہو sau đây 下述的
prep
after; as a result of Following his illness, his hair turned white. na aanleiding van في أعْقاب، على أثَر след po, následkem efter; som følge af als Folge μετά από después de tagajärjel بعد از seurauksena à la suite de לְאַחָר बाद, पश्चात nakon, kao posljedica vmit követően sebagai akibat í kjölfar in seguito a ～の後で ...후에 po pēc akibat na etter po a seguir a după после; вследствие následkom zaradi usled till följd av ที่ตามมาทีหลังถัดมา ...-den sonra 在...以後 виходячи з کسی چیز کے نتیجے میں sau (cái gì); là do (cái gì) 在...以后
pron
things about to be mentioned You must bring the following – pen, pencil, paper and rubber. volgende الأشياء التاليَه следното toto følgende das Folgende το εξής lo siguiente, las siguientes cosas järgmised asjad زیر seuraavat les choses suivantes שֶׁלְהַלָן निम्नलिखित sljedeće a következő(k) berikut ini eftirfarandi (quel che segue) 下記のもの 다음에 언급하는 것 tokie/šie dalykai sekojošais berikut het volgende følgende co następuje seguinte următoarele (lucruri) следующее ďalšie naslednje sledeće följande สิ่งที่จะกล่าวต่อไป şunlar 下面(東西) таке ذکر کی جانے والی چیزیں những thứ sau đây 下面（东西）
n follow-up
further reaction or response Was there any follow-up to the letter you wrote to the newspaper? opvolg مُتابَعَه продължение odezva, odpověď follow up; opfølgning die Folge συνέχεια seguimiento järelkaja پیگیری؛ پس آیند jatko suite מַעֲקַב जानकारी लेना nastavak, posljedica folytatás tindak lanjut eftirfylgja; viðbragð seguito 反応 후속 동작[]; 추적 reakcija, tąsa reakcija; papildu pasākumi/paziņojumi/informācija; darba gaitas/rezultātu pārbaude tindakan susulan vervolg oppfølging, etterbehandling/-kontroll ciąg dalszy seguimento urmare дальнейшая реакция ohlas, odpoveď odgovor nastavak uppföljning, fortsättning เกี่ยวกับผลที่ตามมา tepki 補充報道 відгук رد عمل یا جواب tiếp theo 补充报道
follow up
1 to go further in doing something The police are following up a clue. opvolg; verder voer يتابِعون следвам sledovat følge op; forfølge (weiter) verfolgen διερευνώ, προχωρώ παραπέρα seguir jätkama تعقیب کردن seurata poursuivre לַעֲקוֹב सुझाव पर चलना provesti do kraja nyomon követ mengikuti aðgerð til að fylgja máli eftir esaminare 追う 끝까지 추적[]하다 toliau tirti, gilintis neatlaidīgi sekot; novest līdz galam mengikut nagaan følge opp, forfølge iśc śladem seguir a urmări продолжать что-л. sledovať ďalej nadaljevati slediti följa [] ติดตามผลงาน sürdürmek 把...追究到底 наполегливо розкручувати کسی چیز کو اور آگے بڑھانا bám sát 把...追究到底
2 to find out more about (something) I followed up the news. opvolg; verder voer يَطَّلِع على، يُتابِع الأخْبار затвърдявам doplňovat podrobnostmi følge op verfolgen σε βάθος ψάχνω seguir lähemalt uurima پیگیری کردن seurata suivre (de près) לַעֲקוֹב के बाद आगे की कार्रवाही करना istraživati, produbljivati (znanje) (nyomon) követ mengikuti athuga nánar seguire さらに徹底する 더[] 알아보다 atidžiai sekti izzināt mengikuti nader ingaan op forfølge, gå dypere i śledzić dalej acompanhar a urmări (îndeaproape) следить за развитием hľadať ďalšie podrobnosti (o) pobliže si ogledati istražiti följa [] หาข้อมูลเพิ่ม araştırmak 跟蹤 слідкувати کسی چیز کے بارے میں اور معلومات جمع کرنا làm tiếp 跟踪
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