follow

UK /ˈfɒləʊ/ US /ˈfɑloʊ/
verb 5noun 2

Collocations

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1

(verb.) go after sb/sth

ADV

closely

The police car closely followed the suspect's vehicle through the city streets.

dutifully, obediently

The children dutifully followed their teacher through the museum all afternoon.

blindly

Many people blindly follow trends on social media without thinking critically about them.

on

The rest of the group will follow on once they finish their lunch.

VERB + FOLLOW

beckon (to) sb to

The teacher beckoned to the students to follow her down the hallway.

2

(verb.) happen after sth

ADV

closely, quickly, shortly, swiftly

The waiter quickly followed with our desserts and coffee.

immediately

The team celebrated when their coach arrived immediately following the game.

3

(verb.) happen/be true as a result of sth

ADV

not necessarily

Just because he studied hard does not necessarily follow that he passed the exam.

PREP

(on) from

Many health problems can follow on from eating too much junk food.

4

(verb.) accept advice/instructions

ADV

carefully

She carefully followed the recipe to make sure the cake would turn out perfectly.

dutifully, obediently

5

(verb.) copy

ADV

faithfully

She faithfully followed her grandmother's recipe for bread every Sunday morning.

blindly, slavishly

She refused to blindly follow every trend on social media that her friends embraced.

VERB + FOLLOW

be expected to, be likely to

The new regulations are expected to follow the government's announcement next month.

PHRASES

follow suit

When the first company introduced flexible working hours, many others decided to follow suit.

6

(verb.) understand sth

ADV

not quite

The instructions were confusing, and I didn't quite follow what the teacher was asking us to do.

VERB + FOLLOW

be easy to

be difficult to, be hard to, be impossible to

The instructions in the manual were so confusing that they were impossible to follow.

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