FOLLOW


Meaning of FOLLOW in English

verb

1 go after sb/sth

ADVERB

▪ closely

Johnson finished first, closely ~ed by Stevens and Higgins.

▪ reluctantly

▪ dutifully , obediently

The dog ~ed obediently at her heels.

▪ blindly

She ~ed blindly, stumbling over stones in her path.

▪ quietly , silently

▪ slowly

▪ on

You go ahead and we'll ~ on later.

VERB + FOLLOW

▪ beckon sb to , beckon to sb to

She beckoned him to ~ her.

PHRASES

▪ being ~ed

As she walked home, she had the feeling she was being ~ed.

▪ ~ close behind (sb) , ~ right behind (sb)

Ray came out of the bedroom, Mary ~ing close behind.

2 happen after sth

ADVERB

▪ closely , quickly , shortly , soon , swiftly

More information will ~ shortly.

▪ directly , immediately , instantly

in the period immediately ~ing the election

PHRASES

▪ (be) ~ed by sth

Any argument was always ~ed by a few days of silence.

▪ ~ in the wake of sth

the workers' revolts that ~ed in the wake of the student uprising

3 happen/be true as a result of sth

ADVERB

▪ not necessarily

It does not necessarily ~ that sleep loss would cause these symptoms.

▪ logically

▪ naturally

▪ automatically

PREPOSITION

▪ (on) from

Several conclusions ~ on from his statement.

4 accept advice/instructions

ADVERB

▪ carefully , to the letter

Follow my instructions very carefully.

▪ dutifully , obediently

5 copy

ADVERB

▪ faithfully

The movie ~s the book faithfully.

▪ blindly , slavishly

It wasn't in his nature to ~ blindly.

slavishly ~ing the views of his teachers

VERB + FOLLOW

▪ be expected to , be likely to

Other companies are likely to ~ Z-Quest in applying for an exemption.

PHRASES

▪ ~ in sb's footsteps

He wanted to ~ in his mother's footsteps and be a ballroom dancer.

▪ ~ in the tradition of sb/sth

How do your feel your writing ~s in the tradition of the South?

▪ ~ suit (= act or behave in the way that sb else has just done)

6 understand sth

ADVERB

▪ not quite

I'm sorry, but I don't quite ~ you (= understand what you are saying) .

VERB + FOLLOW

▪ be easy to

▪ be difficult to , be hard to , be impossible to

His argument was difficult to ~.

Follow is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ adjective , ↑ consequence , ↑ disappointment , ↑ eye , ↑ fighting , ↑ footpath , ↑ furore , ↑ gaze , ↑ hound , ↑ movie , ↑ noun , ↑ path , ↑ pause , ↑ quiet , ↑ recommendation , ↑ retribution , ↑ riot , ↑ route , ↑ silence , ↑ trail

Follow is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ advice , ↑ agenda , ↑ approach , ↑ arc , ↑ arrow , ↑ baseball , ↑ belief , ↑ blueprint , ↑ clue , ↑ coast , ↑ coastline , ↑ code , ↑ conscience , ↑ convention , ↑ counsel , ↑ course , ↑ cricket , ↑ crowd , ↑ cue , ↑ curriculum , ↑ custom , ↑ cycle , ↑ design , ↑ diet , ↑ direction , ↑ directive , ↑ doctrine , ↑ dream , ↑ drift , ↑ example , ↑ fashion , ↑ father , ↑ flow , ↑ football , ↑ footpath , ↑ footprint , ↑ footstep , ↑ format , ↑ formula , ↑ fortune , ↑ gaze , ↑ god , ↑ guidance , ↑ guideline , ↑ heart , ↑ herd , ↑ hunch , ↑ impulse , ↑ inclination , ↑ injunction , ↑ instinct , ↑ instruction , ↑ itinerary , ↑ law , ↑ lead , ↑ line , ↑ link , ↑ logic , ↑ map , ↑ maxim , ↑ method , ↑ movement , ↑ news , ↑ noun , ↑ occupation , ↑ order , ↑ path , ↑ pattern , ↑ philosophy , ↑ plan , ↑ policy , ↑ politics , ↑ practice , ↑ precaution , ↑ precedent , ↑ procedure , ↑ programme , ↑ progress , ↑ pursuit , ↑ reasoning , ↑ recipe , ↑ recommendation , ↑ regime , ↑ regimen , ↑ religion , ↑ rhythm , ↑ ritual , ↑ river , ↑ road , ↑ route , ↑ routine , ↑ rule , ↑ ruling , ↑ scent , ↑ sequence , ↑ shore , ↑ sign , ↑ step , ↑ story , ↑ strategy , ↑ style , ↑ suggestion , ↑ syllabus , ↑ teaching , ↑ thread , ↑ timetable , ↑ tip , ↑ track , ↑ trade , ↑ tradition , ↑ trail , ↑ trend , ↑ vocation , ↑ whim

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .