follow
fo
ˈfɑ
faa
llow
loƊ
low
/ˈfɒləʊ/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "follow"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āύ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to move or travel behind someone or something
Intransitive
Transitive: to follow sb
to follow definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She entered the room, and her dog followed obediently.
āϏ⧇ āϘāϰ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϰāϞ, āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϤāĻžāϰ āϕ⧁āϕ⧁āϰāϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϞāĨ¤
1.1

āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to accompany someone or something
Transitive: to follow sb somewhere
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She followed her sister everywhere.
āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§‹āύāϕ⧇ āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻ¤ā§āϰāĨ¤
1.2

āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻĨ āϧāϰ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to go or move along a particular path, route, river, etc.
Transitive: to follow a path
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She followed the dog's tracks in the snow.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤ⧁āώāĻžāϰ⧇ āϕ⧁āϕ⧁āϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻĻāϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύ āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
1.3

āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to go after a particular person to watch or monitor their actions
Transitive: to follow sb/sth
to follow definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The paparazzi followed the celebrity everywhere she went.
āĻĒāĻžāĻĒāĻžāϰāĻžāϜāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰāĻ•āĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϝ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇āχ āϏ⧇ āĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
1.4

āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒāĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to pursue the direction or movement of someone or something
Transitive: to follow the direction of something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The cat followed the laser pointer, darting around the room.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāϟāĻŋ āϞ⧇āϜāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžāϰ āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϘāϰ⧇āϰ āϚāĻžāϰāĻĒāĻžāĻļ⧇ āϛ⧁āĻŸā§‡ āĻŦ⧇āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
1.5

āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰāĻžāϞ⧇ āϚāϞāĻž

(of a path, road, etc.) to go in the same direction as something else or in parallel with something else
Transitive: to follow the path or direction of something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The hiking trail follows the ridge of the mountain.
āĻšāĻžāχāĻ•āĻŋāĻ‚ āĻŸā§āϰ⧇āχāϞāϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻļā§€āĻ°ā§āώ āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒāϰ⧇ āφāϏāĻž

to come after another thing or person in order or time
Transitive: to follow an event or item [adj]
to follow definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The peace treaty followed years of conflict.
āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŋ āϚ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ›āϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻŦāĻ›āϰ āϧāϰ⧇ āϏāĻ‚āϘāĻžāϤ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻāϏ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
2.1

āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĢāϞāĻžāĻĢāϞ

to be a direct or logical consequence of something
Transitive: to follow that
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
If the road is blocked, it follows that we need to find an alternative route.
āϰāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻž āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻ…āĻŦāϰ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇, āϤāĻžāĻšāϞ⧇ āĻāϟāĻž āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϝ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āϰ⧁āϟ āϖ⧁āρāĻœā§‡ āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
2.2

āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to do a particular thing after something else
Ditransitive: to follow sth with sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After completing the marathon, she followed it with a triumphant victory dance.
āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĨāύ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāϜāϝāĻŧā§€ āύāĻžāĻšā§‡āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to act accordingly to someone or something's advice, commands, or instructions
Transitive: to follow an advice or command [adj]
to follow definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He has trouble following complex directions.
āϜāϟāĻŋāϞ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļāĻŋāĻ•āĻž āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
3.1

āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŽā§‡āύ⧇ āϚāϞāĻž

to conform and adhere to the principles, practices, or guidelines established by someone or something
Transitive: to follow a principle or guideline [adj]
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They follow the traditions and customs of their cultural heritage.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋāĻ• āϐāϤāĻŋāĻšā§āϝ⧇āϰ āϐāϤāĻŋāĻšā§āϝ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϰ⧀āϤāĻŋāύ⧀āϤāĻŋ āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
3.2

āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ•āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to do the same as another person or thing
Intransitive
Transitive: to follow a decision or approach
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The company introduced flexible work hours, and other organizations followed their lead.
āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āύāĻŽāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡āϰ āϘāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻž āϚāĻžāϞ⧁ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇, āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āĻ— āϏāĻšāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇ āĻļā§‹āύāĻž

to pay great attention to someone or something by watching or listening
Transitive: to follow someone's actions or speech
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His eyes followed her graceful movements as she danced across the stage.
āϝāĻ–āύ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžā§āϚ āϜ⧁āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āύāĻžāϚāĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āϤāĻ–āύ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻšā§‹āĻ– āϤāĻžāϰ āϏ⧁āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāϰ āύāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϚāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
4.1

āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻžāĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§āϰāĻžāχāĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to subscribe to a person or organization's account on a social media platform to check everything that they post or publish
Transitive: to follow a social media account
to follow definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We should follow that organization on LinkedIn for updates on job opportunities.
4.2

āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

(of a novel, movie, etc.) to be on the subject of the life or development of a particular person or thing
Transitive: to follow events of a narrative
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The novel follows the protagonist's transformation from a shy introvert to a confident leader.
āωāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāϏāϟāĻŋ āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āϚāϰāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āϞāĻžāϜ⧁āĻ• āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§€ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āφāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ⧀ āύ⧇āϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰ⧂āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰāĨ¤
4.3

āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āφāĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to take an interest in something and its development or progress
Transitive: to follow the development or progress of something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Have you been following the developments in the scientific research field?
āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻŦ⧈āĻœā§āĻžāĻžāύāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻŦ⧇āώāĻŖāĻž āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇ āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϝāĻŧāύ āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇āύ?
4.4

āĻŦ⧁āĻāϤ⧇, āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to understand something such as an explanation, story, or the meaning of something
Transitive: to follow an explanation or narrative
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Sorry, I do n't follow what you're saying. Can you please explain it again?
āĻĻ⧁āσāĻ–āĻŋāϤ, āφāĻŽāĻŋ āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āϝāĻž āĻŦāϞāϛ⧇āύ āϤāĻž āĻŦ⧁āĻāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻ›āĻŋ āύāĻžāĨ¤ āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻāϟāĻŋ āφāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āύ?
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āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ, āĻ•ā§āϞāĻŋāĻ• āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ

to click on a particular link on the Internet
Transitive: to follow a link
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Follow the provided link to download the software onto your computer.
āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāωāϟāĻžāϰ⧇ āϏāĻĢā§āϟāĻ“āϝāĻŧā§āϝāĻžāϰ āĻĄāĻžāωāύāϞ⧋āĻĄ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ¤ā§āϤ āϞāĻŋāĻ™ā§āĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύāĨ¤
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āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒ⧇āĻļāĻž āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to be in a certain occupation or profession
Transitive: to follow a profession
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
John followed carpentry for many years.
āϜāύ āĻŦāĻšā§ āĻŦāĻ›āϰ āϧāϰ⧇ āϛ⧁āϤāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to happen or develop in a specific manner
Transitive: to follow sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The story follows a logical sequence.
āĻ—āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϝ⧌āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽ āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

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