Verb
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keep to
"Stick to your principles"
"stick to the diet"
- stick to - stick with -
grasp the meaning
"Can you follow her argument?"
"When he lectures, I cannot follow"
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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"
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keep under surveillance
"The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing"
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work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
"He is a herpetologist"
"She is our resident philosopher"
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adhere to or practice
"These people still follow the laws of their ancient religion"
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accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of
"Let's follow our great helmsman!"
"She followed a guru for years"
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to be the product or result
"Melons come from a vine"
"Understanding comes from experience"
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keep informed
"He kept up on his country's foreign policies"
- keep up - keep abreast -
perform an accompaniment to
"The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano"
- play along -
be the successor (of)
"Carter followed Ford"
"Will Charles succeed to the throne?"
- come after -
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"
- watch over - keep an eye on -
follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
"We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba"
"trace the student's progress"
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imitate in behavior
take as a model
"Teenagers follow their friends in everything"
- take after -
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"
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choose and follow
as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
"She followed the feminist movement"
"The candidate espouses Republican ideals"
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be next
"Mary plays best, with John and Sue following"
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behave in accordance or in agreement with
"Follow a pattern"
"Follow my example"
- conform to -
come after in time, as a result
"A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake"
- come after -
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"
- abide by -
travel along a certain course
"follow the road"
"follow the trail"
- travel along -
come as a logical consequence
follow logically
"It follows that your assertion is false"
"the theorem falls out nicely"
- fall out -
be later in time
"Tuesday always follows Monday"
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to travel behind, go after, come after
"The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"
"Please follow the guide through the museum"