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  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To come or go after; proceed behind.
  • intransitive verb. To go after in pursuit.
  • intransitive verb. To keep under surveillance.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To move along the course of; take.
  • intransitive verb. To move in the direction of; be guided by.
  • intransitive verb. To lie in the same path as.
  • intransitive verb. To be parallel to.
  • intransitive verb. To accept the guidance, command, or leadership of.
  • intransitive verb. To adhere to; practice.
  • intransitive verb. To take as a model or precedent; imitate.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To act in agreement or compliance with; obey.
  • intransitive verb. To keep to or stick to.
  • intransitive verb. To engage in (a trade or occupation); work at.
  • intransitive verb. To come after in order, time, or position.
  • intransitive verb. To bring something about at a later time than or as a consequence of.
  • intransitive verb. To occur or be evident as a consequence of.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To watch or observe closely.
  • intransitive verb. To be attentive to; pay close heed to.
  • intransitive verb. To keep oneself informed of the course, progress, or fortunes of.
  • intransitive verb. To grasp the meaning or logic of; understand.
  • intransitive verb. To come, move, or take place after another person or thing in order or time.
  • intransitive verb. To occur or be evident as a consequence; result.
  • intransitive verb. To grasp the meaning or reasoning of something; understand.
  • noun. A billiards shot in which the cue ball is struck above center so that it follows the path of the object ball after impact.
  • phrasal verb. To move or proceed in unison or in accord with an example.
  • phrasal verb. To carry a stroke to natural completion after hitting or releasing a ball or other object.
  • phrasal verb. To carry an act, project, or intention to completion; pursue fully.
  • phrasal verb. To increase the effectiveness or enhance the success of by further action.
  • idiom. (as follows) As will be stated next. Used to introduce a specified enumeration, explanation, or command.
  • idiom. (follow (one's) nose) To move straight ahead or in a direct path.
  • idiom. (follow (one's) nose) To be guided by instinct.
  • idiom. (follow suit) To play a card of the same suit as the one led.
  • idiom. (follow suit) To do as another has done; follow an example.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In billiards, a stroke which causes the cue-ball to follow the object-ball after impact.
  • noun. The difference in the external diameter of a spring, especially of a coiled or helical spring, when unloaded and when compressed by its working load. The torsion of the rod which forms the coil tends to increase the diameter as the spring closes.
  • To go or come after; move behind in the same direction: as, the dog followed his master home; follow me.
  • To come after in natural sequence, or in order of time; succeed.
  • To engage in the pursuit of; seek to overtake or come up with; pursue; chase: as, to follow game or an enemy.
  • To pursue as an object or purpose; strive after; endeavor to obtain or attain to.
  • To keep up with, or with the course or progress of; observe or comprehend the sequence or connecting links of: as, to follow an argument, or the plot of a play.
  • To watch or regard the movements, progress, or course of: as, to follow a person with the eye.
  • To accept as a leader or guide; be led or guided by; accompany; hence, to adhere to, as disciples to a master or his teachings; accept as authority; adopt the opinions, cause, or side of.
  • To conform to; comply with; take as a guide, example, or model: as, to follow the fashion; to follow advice or admonition.
  • To engage in or be concerned with as a pursuit; pursue the duties or requirements of; carry on the business of; prosecute: as, to follow trade, a calling, or a profession; to follow the stage.
  • To result from, as an effect from a cause or an inference from premises; come after as a result or consequence: as, poverty often follows extravagance or idleness; intemperance is often followed by disease.
  • Hence— To follow the line of speech, argument, or conduct adopted by a predecessor.
  • Word Usage
    "If you would go to the political world, follow the great road, —follow that marketman, keep his dust in your eyes, and it will lead you straight to it; for it, too, has its place merely, and does not occupy all space."
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