follow
🇺🇸
/ˈfɑːləʊ/
🇬🇧
/ˈfɒləʊ/
verb
A1
Move behind or at a distance behind someone or something.
Sam walked in, with the rest of the boys following closely behind.
A1
Watch someone's movements or activities closely.
As she walked home, she had the feeling she was being followed.
A2
Come after something else in time or order.
The main course was followed by fresh fruit.
A2
Do something after another action has been completed.
Give your contact details and follow this with a brief profile of yourself.
A2
Accept and act on advice, instructions, or guidance.
I never follow a recipe completely.
A2
Adopt or accept someone as a leader or role model.
Where one airline leads, others follow.
A2
Click on a link to visit a website or social media page.
Follow the links to sign up for the webinar.
B1
Go along a path or road.
Follow this road until you get to the school, then turn left.
B1
Move in the same direction as something else.
The lane follows the edge of a wood for about a mile.
B2
Be a consequence or result of something.
Several conclusions follow on from his statement.
B2
Understand and keep track of the sequence of events or arguments.
The plot is almost impossible to follow.
B2
Watch or observe someone or something closely.
Her eyes followed him everywhere.
B2
Take an interest in and keep up with the progress or development of something.
Have you been following the basketball championships?
R
Choose to regularly receive updates or content from someone or something on social media.
I don’t follow many celebrities on Twitter any more.
R
Be about the life or development of someone or something.
The novel follows the fortunes of a village community in Scotland.
R
Develop or happen in a particular way.
The day followed the usual pattern.
translation
Move behind or at a distance behind someone or something.; Watch someone's movements or activities closely.; Come after something else in time or order.; Do something after another action has been completed.; Accept and act on advice, instructions, or guidance.; Adopt or accept someone as a leader or role model.; Click on a link to visit a website or social media page.; Go along a path or road.; Move in the same direction as something else.; Be a consequence or result of something.; Understand and keep track of the sequence of events or arguments.; Watch or observe someone or something closely.; Take an interest in and keep up with the progress or development of something.; Choose to regularly receive updates or content from someone or something on social media.; Be about the life or development of someone or something.; Develop or happen in a particular way.
Word Forms
3rd Present
follows
Past
followed
Perfect
followed
Progressive
following