follow
//ˈfɒləʊ//
Forms
- present (v1)
- follow
- past (v2)
- followed
- past participle (v3)
- followed
- present participle
- following
- 3rd person singular
- follows
- Plural
- follows
Definitions
1.To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching.
- She left the room and I followed.
2.To go or come after in a sequence.
- We both ordered the soup, with roast beef to follow.
- B follows A in the alphabet.
3.To carry out (orders, instructions, etc.).
- Follow these instructions to the letter.
4.To live one's life according to (religion, teachings, etc).
- Why didn't you follow my advice?
- You must follow school rules.
1.In billiards and similar games, a stroke causing a ball to follow another ball after hitting it.
2.The act of following another user's online activity.
- It doesn't take too many follows to become overwhelmed with the deluge of content on Twitter.
- Social media is supervisual, and there's nothing more shareable than images, so this is a way to increase shares and likes and follows.
Frequency
Overall
Very common· #332
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Common
- General reading & writing
- Very common
- Academic
- Common
- Literature
- Uncommon
Related words
Etymology
From Middle English folwen, folȝen, folgen
From Old English folgian (“to follow, pursue”)
From Proto-West Germanic *folgēn
From Proto-Germanic *fulgāną (“to follow”).