Follow

v. t.	1.	To go or come after; to move behind in the same path or direction; hence, to go with (a leader, guide, etc.); to accompany; to attend. [imp. & p. p. Followed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Following.] It waves me forth again; I'll follow it. - Shak.
	2.	To endeavor to overtake; to go in pursuit of; to chase; to pursue; to prosecute. I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them. - Ex. xiv. 17.
	3.	To accept as authority; to adopt the opinions of; to obey; to yield to; to take as a rule of action; as, to follow good advice. Approve the best, and follow what I approve - Milton. Follow peace with all men. - Heb. xii. 14. It is most agreeable to some men to follow their reason; and to others to follow their appetites. - J. Edwards.
	4.	To copy after; to take as an example. We had rather follow the perfections of them whom we like not, than in defects resemble them whom we love. - Hooker.
	5.	To succeed in order of time, rank, or office.
	6.	To result from, as an effect from a cause, or an inference from a premise.
	7.	To watch, as a receding object; to keep the eyes fixed upon while in motion; to keep the mind upon while in progress, as a speech, musical performance, etc.; also, to keep up with; to understand the meaning, connection, or force of, as of a course of thought or argument. He followed with his eyes the flitting shade. - Dryden.
	8.	To walk in, as a road or course; to attend upon closely, as a profession or calling. O, had I but followed the arts! - Shak. O Antony! I have followed thee to this. - Shak. Follow board (Founding) a board on which the pattern and the flask lie while the sand is rammed into the flask. To follow the hounds to hunt with dogs. - Knight. To follow suit (Card Playing) to play a card of the same suit as the leading card; hence, colloquially, to follow an example set. To follow up to pursue indefatigably.
v. i.	1.	To go or come after; - used in the various senses of the transitive verb: To pursue; to attend; to accompany; to be a result; to imitate.
n.	1.	The art or process of following; specif., in some games, as billiards, a stroke causing a ball to follow another ball after hitting it. Also used adjectively; as, follow shot.

Verb	1.	follow - to travel behind, go after, come after; "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum" Antonyms: precede, lead - move ahead (of others) in time or space
	2.	follow - be later in time; "Tuesday always follows Monday" Synonyms: postdate
	3.	follow - come as a logical consequence; follow logically; "It follows that your assertion is false"; "the theorem falls out nicely" Synonyms: fall out
	4.	follow - travel along a certain course; "follow the road"; "follow the trail" Synonyms: travel along
	5.	follow - act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes; "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "Follow these simple rules"; "abide by the rules" Synonyms: abide by, comply
	6.	follow - come after in time, as a result; "A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake" Synonyms: come after
	7.	follow - behave in accordance or in agreement with; "Follow a pattern"; "Follow my example" Synonyms: conform to
	8.	follow - be next; "Mary plays best, with John and Sue following"
	9.	follow - choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals" Synonyms: adopt, espouse
	10.	follow - 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"
	11.	follow - imitate in behavior; take as a model; "Teenagers follow their friends in everything" Synonyms: take after
	12.	follow - follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba" ; "trace the student's progress" Synonyms: trace
	13.	follow - follow with the eyes or the mind; "Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the binoculars" Synonyms: keep an eye on, watch over, watch, observe
	14.	follow - be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?" Synonyms: come after, succeed
	15.	follow - perform an accompaniment to; "The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano" Synonyms: play along, accompany
	16.	follow - keep informed; "He kept up on his country's foreign policies" Synonyms: keep abreast, keep up
	17.	follow - to be the product or result; "Melons come from a vine"; "Understanding comes from experience" Synonyms: come
	18.	follow - accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of; "Let's follow our great helmsman!"; "She followed a guru for years"
	19.	follow - adhere to or practice; "These people still follow the laws of their ancient religion"
	20.	follow - work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; "He is a herpetologist"; "She is our resident philosopher" Synonyms: be
	21.	follow - keep under surveillance; "The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing" Synonyms: surveil, survey
	22.	follow - follow in or as if in pursuit; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life" Synonyms: pursue
	23.	follow - grasp the meaning; "Can you follow her argument?"; "When he lectures, I cannot follow"
	24.	follow - keep to; "Stick to your principles"; "stick to the diet" Synonyms: stick with, stick to

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