follow

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To go after

   To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching.

   • Follow that car!
   • She left the room and I followed.
2. 2

   To go or come after in a sequence.

   • B follows A in the alphabet.
   • We both ordered the soup, with roast beef to follow.
3. 3

   To carry out (orders, instructions, etc.).

   • Follow these instructions to the letter.
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   1. 4

      To live one's life according to (religion, teachings, etc).

   2. 5

      To understand, to pay attention to.

      • Do you follow me?
   3. 6

      To watch, to keep track of (reports of) some event or person.

      • I followed the incumbent throughout the election.
      • My friends don't regularly follow the news.
   4. 7

      To be a supporter of (a sports team).

      • "Sometimes I wonder what you do take any notice of—except the whistle and short skirts," speculated his superior. "But no doubt ideas are germinating." "I follow Chelsea," maintained Horace.
   5. 8

      To subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform.

      • If you want to see more of our articles, follow us on Twitter.
   6. 9

      To be a logical consequence of something.

      • It follows that if two numbers are not equal then one is larger than the other.
      • If you don't practise proper hygiene, illness is sure to follow.
   7. 10

      To walk in, as a road or course

      To walk in, as a road or course; to attend upon closely, as a profession or calling.

      • O had I but followed the Arts.
   8. 11

      In billiards and similar games, a stroke causing a ball to follow another ball after…

      In billiards and similar games, a stroke causing a ball to follow another ball after hitting it.

      • a follow shot
   9. 12

      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.

The neighborhood

• neighborfollow along
• neighborfollowed by
• neighborfollow in someone's footsteps
• neighborfollow on
• neighborfollow out
• neighborfollow shot
• neighborfollow someone off a cliff
• neighborfollow suit
• neighborfollow the leader
• neighborfollow-the-leader
• neighborfollow the queen
• neighborfollow through