📒 to come or go after or behind somebody/something
- follow somebody/something Follow me please.
- follow somebody + adv./prep. He followed her into the house.
- They were followed down the street by a bunch of photographers.
📒 to come or go after or behind somebody in order to watch where they go and what they do
- I think we're being followed.
- Police followed the car along Station Road where it mounted the kerb again.
- As she walked home, she had the feeling she was being followed.
📒 to come after something/somebody else in time or order; to happen as a result of something else
- follow (something/somebody) I remember little of the days that followed the accident.
- A period of unrest followed the president's resignation.
- The first two classes are followed by a break of ten minutes.
📒 to do something after something else
- follow something with something Give your contact details and follow this with a brief profile of yourself.
- follow something up with something They follow up their March show with four UK dates next month.
- Follow your treatment with plenty of rest.
📒 to accept advice, instructions, etc. and do what you have been told or shown to do
- to follow rules/procedures/guidelines
- They said they were just following orders.
- He has trouble following simple instructions.
📒 to accept somebody/something as a guide, a leader or an example; to copy somebody/something
- follow (somebody/something) I encourage others to follow our example.
- The Senate is expected to follow the lead of the House.
- We believe it is in our best interests to follow the path of economic openness and growth.
📒 to click on a link in a website
- Follow the links to sign up for the webinar.
📒 to go along a road, path, etc.
- Follow this road until you get to the school, then turn left.
📒 to go in the same direction as something or parallel to something
- The lane follows the edge of a wood for about a mile.
📒 to be the logical result of something
- follow from something I don't see how that follows from what you've just said.
- follow on from something Several conclusions follow on from his statement.
- it follows that… If a = b and b = c it follows that a = c.
📒 to understand an explanation or the meaning of something
- Sorry, I don't follow.
- follow somebody Do you follow me?
- follow something I couldn't really follow his argument.
📒 to watch or listen to somebody/something very carefully
- The children were following every word of the story intently.
- Her eyes followed him everywhere (= she was looking at him all the time).
📒 to take an active interest in something and be aware of what is happening; to support a sports team
- We've been following this story for months.
- Have you been following the basketball championships?
- Millions of people followed the trial on TV.
📒 to choose to regularly see content from a person, company, etc. using a social media service
- I don’t follow many celebrities on Twitter any more.
📒 to be about the life or development of somebody/something
- The novel follows the fortunes of a village community in Scotland.
📒 to develop or happen in a particular way
- The day followed the usual pattern.
📒 to do the same job, have the same style of life, etc. as somebody else, especially somebody in your family
- She works in television, following in her father's footsteps.
- He wanted to follow in his mother's footsteps and be a ballroom dancer.
📒 to be guided by your sense of smell
📒 to go straight forward
- The garage is a mile ahead up the hill—just follow your nose.
📒 to act according to what seems right or reasonable, rather than following any particular rules
📒 to play a card of the same suit that has just been played
📒 to act or behave in the way that somebody else has just done
📒 a person or event that is so good or successful at something that it will be difficult for anyone/anything else coming after them to be as good or successful
- She has been an excellent principal and will be a hard act to follow.
- Their contribution will prove a tough act to follow.