follow
follow is a 6-letter English word with 33 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- transitive verb. 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.
- transitive verb. To endeavor to overtake; to go in pursuit of; to chase; to pursue; to prosecute.
- transitive verb. 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.
- transitive verb. To copy after; to take as an example.
- transitive verb. To succeed in order of time, rank, or office.
- transitive verb. To result from, as an effect from a cause, or an inference from a premise.
- transitive verb. 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.
- transitive verb. To walk in, as a road or course; to attend upon closely, as a profession or calling.
- intransitive verb. 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.
- verb. keep informed
"He kept up on his country's foreign policies"
- verb. behave in accordance or in agreement with
"Follow a pattern"
"Follow my example"
- verb. keep to
"Stick to your principles"
"stick to the diet"
- verb. grasp the meaning
"Can you follow her argument?"
"When he lectures, I cannot follow"
- verb. follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
"We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba"
"trace the student's progress"
- verb. perform an accompaniment to
"The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano"
- verb. imitate in behavior; take as a model
"Teenagers follow their friends in everything"
- verb. travel along a certain course
"follow the road"
"follow the trail"
- verb. to travel behind, go after, come after
"The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"
"Please follow the guide through the museum"
- verb. 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"
- verb. keep under surveillance
"The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing"
- verb. choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
"She followed the feminist movement"
"The candidate espouses Republican ideals"
- verb. be the successor (of)
"Carter followed Ford"
"Will Charles succeed to the throne?"
- verb. work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
"He is a herpetologist"
"She is our resident philosopher"
- verb. follow with the eyes or the mind
"Keep an eye on the baby, please!"
"The world is watching Sarajevo"
- verb. act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes
"He complied with my instructions"
"You must comply or else!"
- verb. adhere to or practice
"These people still follow the laws of their ancient religion"
- verb. accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of
"Let's follow our great helmsman!"
"She followed a guru for years"
- verb. to be the product or result
"Melons come from a vine"
"Understanding comes from experience"
- verb. be later in time
"Tuesday always follows Monday"
- verb. come as a logical consequence; follow logically
"It follows that your assertion is false"
"the theorem falls out nicely"
- verb. come after in time, as a result
"A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake"
- verb. be next
"Mary plays best, with John and Sue following"
- verb. 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"
Synonyms
trace, accompany, pursue, surveil, survey, adopt, espouse, succeed, be, observe, watch, comply, come, postdate
Common word forms
follows, followed, follower, following, followable
Words from these letters
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