Main entry: keep abreast, keep up, follow
Definition: keep informed
Usage: He kept up on his country's foreign policies
Main entry: conform to, follow
Definition: behave in accordance or in agreement with
Usage: Follow a pattern; Follow my example
Main entry: follow, stick to, stick with
Definition: keep to
Usage: Stick to your principles; stick to the diet
Main entry: follow
Definition: grasp the meaning
Usage: Can you follow her argument?; When he lectures, I cannot follow
Definition: follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
Usage: We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba; trace the student's progress
Main entry: accompany, follow, play along
Definition: perform an accompaniment to
Usage: The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano
Main entry: take after, follow
Definition: imitate in behavior; take as a model
Usage: Teenagers follow their friends in everything
Main entry: travel along, follow
Definition: travel along a certain course
Usage: follow the road; follow the trail
Main entry: follow
Definition: to travel behind, go after, come after
Usage: The ducklings followed their mother around the pond; Please follow the guide through the museum
Definition: follow in or as if in pursuit
Usage: The police car pursued the suspected attacker; Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life
Main entry: follow, surveil, survey
Definition: keep under surveillance
Usage: The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing
Main entry: adopt, espouse, follow
Definition: choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
Usage: She followed the feminist movement; The candidate espouses Republican ideals
Main entry: succeed, come after, follow
Definition: be the successor (of)
Usage: Carter followed Ford; Will Charles succeed to the throne?
Definition: work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
Usage: He is a herpetologist; She is our resident philosopher
Main entry: keep an eye on, follow, observe, watch, watch over
Definition: follow with the eyes or the mind
Usage: Keep an eye on the baby, please!; The world is watching Sarajevo; She followed the men with the binoculars
Main entry: follow, comply, abide by
Definition: act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes
Usage: He complied with my instructions; You must comply or else!; Follow these simple rules; abide by the rules
Main entry: follow
Definition: adhere to or practice
Usage: These people still follow the laws of their ancient religion
Main entry: follow
Definition: accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of
Usage: Let's follow our great helmsman!; She followed a guru for years
Definition: to be the product or result
Usage: Melons come from a vine; Understanding comes from experience
Definition: be later in time
Usage: Tuesday always follows Monday
Definition: come as a logical consequence; follow logically
Usage: It follows that your assertion is false; the theorem falls out nicely
Main entry: follow, come after
Definition: come after in time, as a result
Usage: A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake
Main entry: follow
Definition: be next
Usage: Mary plays best, with John and Sue following
Main entry: follow
Definition: to bring something about at a later time than
Usage: She followed dinner with a brandy; He followed his lecture with a question and answer period