noun

(sometimes attributive) In billiards and similar games, a stroke causing a ball to follow another ball after hitting it.

(social media) The act of following another user's online activity.

verb

(ambitransitive) To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching.

(ambitransitive) To go or come after in a sequence.

(transitive) To carry out (orders, instructions, etc.).

(transitive) To understand, to pay attention to.

(social media, transitive) To subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform.

(transitive) To watch, to keep track of (reports of) some event or person.

(transitive) To live one's life according to (religion, teachings, etc).

(ambitransitive) To be a logical consequence of something.

(transitive) To walk in, as a road or course; to attend upon closely, as a profession or calling.

Synonyms for follow

postdatev complyv pursuev accompanyv observev obeyv succeedv adoptv ensuev tracen watchv heedv continuev conformv trailn

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