follow

1. to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.:

   The speech follows the dinner.

   Antonyms: precede

2. to go or come after; move behind in the same direction:

   Drive ahead, and I'll follow you.

   Antonyms: lead

3. to accept as a guide or leader; accept the authority of or give allegiance to:

   Many Germans followed Hitler.

   Synonyms: obey

   Antonyms: lead

4. to conform to, comply with, or act in accordance with; obey:

   to follow orders; to follow advice.

   Synonyms: observe, heed

   Antonyms: disregard

5. to imitate or copy; use as an exemplar:

   They follow the latest fads.

6. to move forward along (a road, path, etc.):

   Follow this road for a mile.

7. to come after as a result or consequence; result from:

   Reprisals often follow victory.

8. to go after or along with (a person) as companion.

   Synonyms: attend, accompany

9. to go in pursuit of:

   to follow an enemy.

   Synonyms: trace, track, trail, chase, pursue

   Antonyms: flee

10. to try for or attain to:

    to follow an ideal.

11. to engage in or be concerned with as a pursuit:

    He followed the sea as his true calling.

12. to watch the movements, progress, or course of:

    to follow a bird in flight.

13. to watch the development of or keep up with:

    to follow the news.

14. Digital Technology. to indicate interest in and establish a connection with (a social media account) so as to keep up with the online content it publishes, as posts, images, or videos:

    I follow my friends and some celebrities on Twitter, but nobody who tweets political stuff.

15. to keep up with and understand (an argument, story, etc.):

    Do you follow me?

1. to come next after something else in sequence, order of time, etc.
2. to happen or occur after something else; come next as an event:

   After the defeat great disorder followed.

3. to attend or serve.
4. to go or come after a person or thing in motion.
5. to result as an effect; occur as a consequence:

   It follows then that he must be innocent.

   Synonyms: proceed, arise

1. the act of following.
2. Digital Technology. an instance of following or subscribing to online content published by a social media account:

   Using hashtags is one way to get more follows on Instagram.

3. Billiards, Pool. follow shot ( def 2 ).
4. follow-up ( def 3 ).

1. Digital Technology. noting or relating to a feature used to follow or subscribe to specific website content: follow numbers and other digital marketing statistics.

   a follow link;

   follow numbers and other digital marketing statistics.

verb phrase

1. to carry to a conclusion; execute:

   They followed out their orders to the letter.

2. 1. to pursue closely and tenaciously.
   2. to increase the effectiveness of by further action or repetition.
   3. to pursue to a solution or conclusion.
3. 1. to carry out fully, as a stroke of a club in golf, a racket in tennis, etc.
   2. to continue an effort, plan, proposal, policy, etc., to its completion.