follow

• v.
  • to travel behind, go after, come after

    "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum"

  • be later in time

    "Tuesday always follows Monday"

    同义词： postdate

  • come as a logical consequence; follow logically

    "It follows that your assertion is false"

    同义词： fall out

  • travel along a certain course

    "follow the road"; "follow the trail"

    同义词： travel along

  • act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes

    同义词： comply abide by

  • come after in time, as a result

    "A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake"

    同义词： come after

  • behave in accordance or in agreement with

    同义词： conform to

  • be next

    "Mary plays best, with John and Sue following"

  • choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans

    "She followed the feminist movement"

    同义词： adopt espouse

  • 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"

  • imitate in behavior; take as a model

    "Teenagers follow their friends in everything"

    同义词： take after

  • follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something

    "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba"

    同义词： trace

  • follow with the eyes or the mind

    "She followed the men with the binoculars"

    同义词： watch observe watch over keep an eye on

  • be the successor (of)

    "Carter followed Ford"

    同义词： succeed come after

  • perform an accompaniment to

    "The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano"

    同义词： play along accompany

  • keep informed

    同义词： keep up keep abreast

  • to be the product or result

    同义词： come

  • accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of

    "Let's follow our great helmsman!"; "She followed a guru for years"

  • adhere to or practice

    "These people still follow the laws of their ancient religion"

  • work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function

    同义词： be

  • keep under surveillance

    "The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing"

    同义词： surveil survey

  • follow in or as if in pursuit

    "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life"

    同义词： pursue

  • grasp the meaning

    "Can you follow her argument?"; "When he lectures, I cannot follow"

  • keep to

    同义词： stick to stick with

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