follow.
To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching.
Meaning & usage
To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching.
Follow that car!
She left the room and I followed.
To go or come after in a sequence.
B follows A in the alphabet.
We both ordered the soup, with roast beef to follow.
To carry out (orders, instructions, etc.).
Follow these instructions to the letter.
To live one's life according to (religion, teachings, etc).
To understand, to pay attention to.
Do you follow me?
To watch, to keep track of (reports of) some event or person.
I followed the incumbent throughout the election.
My friends don't regularly follow the news.
To be a supporter of (a sports team).
To subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform.
If you want to see more of our articles, follow us on Twitter.
To be a logical consequence of something.
It follows that if two numbers are not equal then one is larger than the other.
If you don't practise proper hygiene, illness is sure to follow.
To walk in, as a road or course; to attend upon closely, as a profession or calling.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English folwen, folȝen, folgen, from Old English folgian (“to follow, pursue”), from Proto-West Germanic *folgēn, from Proto-Germanic *fulgāną (“to follow”).
In billiards and similar games, a stroke causing a ball to follow another ball after hitting it.
a follow shot
The act of following another user's online activity.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English folwen, folȝen, folgen, from Old English folgian (“to follow, pursue”), from Proto-West Germanic *folgēn, from Proto-Germanic *fulgāną (“to follow”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.