FOLLOW

I. verb Etymology: Middle English folwen, from Old English folgian; akin to Old High German folgēn to ~ Date: before 12th century transitive verb to go, proceed, or come after , 2. to engage in as a calling or way of life ; pursue , to walk or proceed along , 3. to be or act in accordance with , to accept as authority ; obey , 4. to pursue in an effort to overtake, to seek to attain , to come into existence or take place as a result or consequence of , 6. to come or take place after in time, sequence, or order, to cause to be ~ed , to copy after ; imitate , 8. to watch steadily , to keep the mind on , to attend closely to ; keep abreast of , to understand the sense or logic of (as a line of thought), intransitive verb to go or come after a person or thing in place, time, or sequence, to result or occur as a consequence, effect, or inference, Synonyms: see: ~ see: chase II. noun Date: 1661 the act or process of ~ing, forward spin given to a ball by striking it above center