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