follow

UK /ˈfɒləʊ/ US /ˈfɑloʊ/
verb 5noun 2

Definitions

verb

1

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.

2

To go or come after in a sequence.

B follows A in the alphabet.

We both ordered the soup, with roast beef to follow.

3

To carry out (orders, instructions, etc.).

Follow these instructions to the letter.

The Celebrity, by arts unknown, induced Mrs. Judge Short and two other ladies to call at Mohair on a certain afternoon when Mr. Cooke was trying a trotter on the track.[…]Their example was followed by others at a time when the master of Mohair was superintending in person the docking of some two-year-olds, and equally invisible.

4

To live one's life according to (religion, teachings, etc).

5

To understand, to pay attention to.

Do you follow me?

noun

1

In billiards and similar games, a stroke causing a ball to follow another ball after hitting it.

a follow shot

2

The act of following another user's online activity.

It doesn't take too many follows to become overwhelmed with the deluge of content on Twitter.

Social media is supervisual, and there's nothing more shareable than images, so this is a way to increase shares and likes and follows.

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