follow
遵循,跟,按照,遵从
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Definitions
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- : to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.:The speech follows the dinner.
- : to go or come after; move behind in the same direction: Drive ahead, and I'll follow you.
- : to accept as a guide or leader; accept the authority of or give allegiance to: Many Germans followed Hitler.
- : to conform to, comply with, or act in accordance with; obey: to follow orders; to follow advice.
- : to imitate or copy; use as an exemplar: They follow the latest fads.
- : to move forward along: Follow this road for a mile.
- : to come after as a result or consequence; result from: Reprisals often follow victory.
- : to go after or along with as companion.
- : to go in pursuit of: to follow an enemy.
- : to try for or attain to: to follow an ideal.
- : to engage in or be concerned with as a pursuit: He followed the sea as his true calling.
- : to watch the movements, progress, or course of: to follow a bird in flight.
Phrases
- follow along
- follow in someone's footsteps
- follow one's nose
- follow out
- follow suit
- follow the crowd
- follow through
- follow up
- as follows
- camp follower
- hard act to follow
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
That followed November’s elections when four new states legalized recreational marijuana, and two legalized medicinal use.
Isaiah Todd soon followed, shunning a scholarship offer from Michigan.
“It’s really — it’s crazy times, and I’m not too scared of getting it personally, but I’m following all the rules that I’ve been told to follow,” Oshie said.
A witness told investigators that the Sikorsky S-76B disappeared into clouds as it followed the route of Highway 101 through a pass in the hills, a moment that also was recorded on video.
Then came the last president’s attempts to overturn the election results, followed by a violent insurrection at the Capitol and an inauguration held under tight covid restrictions and an ominous military presence.
Tend to your own garden, to quote the great sage of free speech, Voltaire, and invite people to follow your example.
They prevailed last August, obtaining—follow me here—an injunction prohibiting the enforcement of those provisions.
The follow-up story is how those who survived both the competitive onslaught, as well as the recession, have adapted.
JetBlue has been flying charter jets to Cuba for three years, and others are sure to follow.
An attorney was asked to follow up, but no records indicate what happened next.
In 1856 she married Mesdag, who, rather late in life decided to follow the career of a painter.
You will the suite of my daughter to Spain, and you will become the bosom Counsellor of the wife of your Prince?