follow

Pronunciation: /ˈfɒləʊ/

The English word “follow” has 12 meanings listed here.

verb

To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching.
To go or come after in a sequence.
To carry out (orders, instructions, etc.).
To live one's life according to (religion, teachings, etc).
To understand, to pay attention to.
To watch, to keep track of (reports of) some event or person.
To be a supporter of (a sports team).
To subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform.
To be a logical consequence of something.
To walk in, as a road or course; to attend upon closely, as a profession or calling.

noun

In billiards and similar games, a stroke causing a ball to follow another ball after hitting it.
The act of following another user's online activity.

Etymology

From Middle English folwen, folȝen, folgen, from Old English folgian (“to follow, pursue”), from Proto-West Germanic *folgēn, from Proto-Germanic *fulgāną (“to follow”).

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