follow

fol-low · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To go or come after someone or something.

  2. 2.

    To act in accordance with rules or instructions.

  3. 3.

    To understand or pay attention to something.

  4. 4.

    To happen as a result or consequence.

  5. 5.

    To subscribe to or watch someone's content on social media.

  6. 6.

    To be interested in or concerned with.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    follow through — To continue to completion.
  • •
    follow up — To pursue further; to check on.
  • •
    follow suit — To do the same thing as others.
  • •
    follow one's heart — To do what feels right.
  • •
    hard to follow — Difficult to understand or match.
  • •
    as follows — What comes next is...

Related words

Antonyms: lead, precede
See also: following, lead, obey, pursue
Synonyms: obey, pursue, succeed, trail

Etymology

From Old English folgian ("to follow, pursue"), from Proto-Germanic fulgijaną.