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fol·low
 follow
- pronunciation:
- fa
lo
- phrases:
- follow up
- features:
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
followed, following, follows |
| definition 1: |
to come or go after or behind.
He followed me down the street.
- similar words:
- succeed, tail, trail
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| definition 2: |
to move forward on or along.
Follow this road until you reach the city.
- antonyms:
- stray
- similar words:
- take
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| definition 3: |
to take place after.
A party will follow the wedding.- antonyms:
- precede
- similar words:
- succeed
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| definition 4: |
to understand or comprehend.
Did you follow the story he told?- synonyms:
- comprehend, get, grasp, understand
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| definition 5: |
to pay attention to closely.
He follows the news.- similar words:
- attend to, keep track of, observe, pursue
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| definition 6: |
to happen as a result of something else.
If there are no stores in town, it follows that people will have to shop somewhere else.- similar words:
- arise, proceed, result
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| related words: |
accompany, come, echo, hold, know, mind, pattern, respect, round, stem, suit, tag, trace |
| phrase: |
follow up |
Word Builder: follow +
- follower:
a person who follows.
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