dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
---|
Sounds | faa'low |
---|---|
Rhymes | afterglow, aglow, airflow, and 72 more rhymes in low at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | To travel behind, go after, come after. |
---|---|
Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
Model | Sam cannot follow Sue; They follow the car down the avenue |
Examples | "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum" |
Entailed by | catch up |
Narrower | lag, dawdle, fall back, fall behind; tailgate; shadow; carry |
Broader | travel, go, move, locomote |
Contrary | precede, lead |
Nouns | follower; following |
Meaning | Be later in time. |
---|---|
Pattern | Something ----s something |
Examples | "Tuesday always follows Monday" |
Synonyms | postdate |
Contrary | predate, precede, forego, antecede, antedate |
Similar to | follow, come after |
Meaning | Come as a logical consequence. Follow logically. |
---|---|
Pattern | Something ----s; It ----s that CLAUSE |
Examples | "It follows that your assertion is false" |
Synonyms | fall out |
Broader | result, ensue |
Meaning | Travel along a certain course. |
---|---|
Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "follow the road"; "follow the trail" |
Synonyms | travel along |
Narrower | heel; ascend |
Broader | travel, go, move, locomote |
Meaning | Act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes. |
---|---|
Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
Examples | "Follow these simple rules" |
Synonyms | comply, abide by |
Narrower | oblige, accommodate; toe the line; conform to |
Broader | obey |
Similar to | stick to, stick with, follow; adopt, follow, espouse |
Meaning | Come after in time, as a result. |
---|---|
Pattern | Something ----s something |
Examples | "A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake" |
Synonyms | come after |
Broader | result, ensue |
Similar to | postdate, follow; follow |
Meaning | Behave in accordance or in agreement with. |
---|---|
Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
Examples | "Follow a pattern"; "Follow my example" |
Synonyms | conform to |
Narrower | go by |
Broader | imitate, copy, simulate |
Meaning | Be next. |
---|---|
Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
Examples | "Mary plays best, with John and Sue following" |
Caused by | follow |
Broader | be |
Similar to | follow, come after |
Meaning | Choose and follow. As of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans. |
---|---|
Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "She followed the feminist movement" |
Synonyms | adopt, espouse |
Narrower | adhere, stick |
Broader | choose, take, select, pick out |
Similar to | comply, follow, abide by |
Nouns | following |
Meaning | To bring something about at a later time than. |
---|---|
Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "She followed dinner with a brandy"; "He followed his lecture with a question and answer period" |
Cause to | follow |
Meaning | Imitate in behavior. Take as a model. |
---|---|
Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody |
Model | Sam cannot follow Sue |
Examples | "Teenagers follow their friends in everything" |
Synonyms | take after |
Broader | imitate, copy, simulate |
Meaning | Follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something. |
---|---|
Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba" |
Synonyms | trace |
Broader | analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas |
Similar to | keep up, keep abreast, follow; watch, observe, follow, watch over, keep an eye on |
Meaning | Follow with the eyes or the mind. |
---|---|
Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
Model | The children follow the ball |
Examples | "She followed the men with the binoculars" |
Synonyms | watch, observe, watch over, keep an eye on |
Narrower | keep tabs on; guard; invigilate, proctor |
Broader | check, check up on, look into, check out, suss out, check over, go over, check into |
Similar to | trace, follow |
Meaning | Be the successor (of). |
---|---|
Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s PP |
Examples | "Carter followed Ford" |
Synonyms | succeed, come after |
Narrower | accede, enter; supplant, replace, supersede, supervene upon |
Contrary | precede, come before |
Meaning | Perform an accompaniment to. |
---|---|
Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
Examples | "The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano" |
Synonyms | play along, accompany |
Category | music |
Broader | play |
Meaning | Keep informed. |
---|---|
Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
Synonyms | keep up, keep abreast |
Similar to | trace, follow |
Meaning | To be the product or result. |
---|---|
Pattern | Something is ----ing PP |
Synonyms | come |
Broader | originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up, grow |
Similar to | come |
Meaning | Accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of. |
---|---|
Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
Examples | "Let's follow our great helmsman!"; "She followed a guru for years" |
Broader | act, behave, do |
Nouns | follower; following |
Meaning | Adhere to or practice. |
---|---|
Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "These people still follow the laws of their ancient religion" |
Broader | practice, apply, use |
Meaning | Work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function. |
---|---|
Pattern | Somebody ----s PP |
Synonyms | be |
Narrower | vet; cox |
Meaning | Keep under surveillance. |
---|---|
Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody |
Model | They want to follow the prisoners |
Examples | "The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing" |
Synonyms | surveil, survey |
Similar to | pursue, follow |
Meaning | Follow in or as if in pursuit. |
---|---|
Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
Model | They follow the car down the avenue |
Examples | "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life" |
Synonyms | pursue |
Narrower | stalk; chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, track; haunt, stalk |
Broader | travel, go, move, locomote |
Similar to | surveil, follow, survey |
Nouns | follower; following |
Meaning | Grasp the meaning. |
---|---|
Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
Model | Sam and Sue follow the movie |
Examples | "Can you follow her argument?"; "When he lectures, I cannot follow" |
Broader | understand |
Meaning | Keep to. |
---|---|
Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s VERB-ing |
Synonyms | stick to, stick with |
Broader | persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on |
Similar to | comply, follow, abide by |