follow

Verb

1. (ambitransitive) To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching.
2. (ambitransitive) To go or come after in a sequence.
3. (transitive) To carry out (orders, instructions, etc.).
4. (transitive) To live one's life according to (religion, teachings, etc).
5. (transitive) To understand, to pay attention to.
6. (transitive) To watch, to keep track of (reports of) some event or person.
7. (transitive) To subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform.
8. (ambitransitive) To be a logical consequence of something.
9. (transitive) To walk in, as a road or course; to attend upon closely, as a profession or calling.

Noun

1. (attributive, sometimes) 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.

Opposite of

guide, lead, precede, succeed, unfollow

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɒləʊ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: folwen

Inherited from Old English: folgian

In summary

From Middle English folwen, folȝen, folgen, from Old English folgian (“to follow, pursue”), from Proto-West Germanic *folgēn, from Proto-Germanic *fulgāną (“to follow”).

Synonyms

pursue

go after

obey

accompany

come after

chase

track

observe

imitate

trail

trace

succeed

shadow

hunt

ensue

watch

⌚

attend

conform

comply

copy

run after

comply with

emulate

abide by

result

stick to

go with

abide

understand

tail

keep

hound

stalk

go along

serve

with

travel along

walk behind

escort

conform to

come

dog

🐕

hold

stick

adopt

spy on

stick with

fall out

postdate

practise

Sentences

In order to find the treasure , you will have to follow the omens .

" Learn to recognize omens , and follow them ," the old king had said .