- following - going or proceeding or coming after in the same direction; "the crowd of following cars made the occasion seem like a parade"; "tried to outrun the following footsteps"
Antonyms: leading, directing, directional, directive, guiding
- following - in the desired direction; "a following wind"
Antonyms: unfavorable, unfavourable (indirect, via favorable)
- following, next - immediately following in time or order; "the following day"; "next in line"; "the next president"; "the next item on the list"
Antonym: preceding (indirect, via succeeding)
- following, undermentioned - about to be mentioned or specified; "the following items"
Antonym: preceding (indirect, via succeeding)
- following, followers - a group of followers or enthusiasts
--1 is a kind of multitude, masses, mass, hoi polloi, people
--1 has members: fan, buff, devotee, lover
--1 has particulars: claque; faithful; fandomDerived forms: verb follow18, verb follow9 - pursuit, chase, following - the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit"
--2 is a kind of motion, movement, move
--2 has particulars:trailing, tracking; shadowing, tailing; stalk, stalking Derived forms: verb follow22, verb follow1
- follow - to travel behind, go after, come after; "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum"
--1 is one way to travel, go, move, locomote
Antonyms: precede, lead
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun follower2, noun following2
Sam cannot follow Sue
They follow the car down the avenue
- postdate, follow - be later in time; "Tuesday always follows Monday"
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
- follow, fall out - come as a logical consequence; follow logically; "It follows that your assertion is false"; "the theorem falls out nicely"
--3 is one way to result, ensue
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
It ----s that CLAUSE
- follow, travel along - travel along a certain course; "follow the road"; "follow the trail"
--4 is one way to travel, go, move, locomote
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Somebody ----s something
- comply, follow, abide by - act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes; "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "Follow these simple rules"; "abide by the rules"
--5 is one way to obey
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Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
=> Somebody ----s something
- follow, come after - come after in time, as a result; "A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake"
--6 is one way to result, ensue
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Something ----s something
- follow, conform to - behave in accordance or in agreement with; "Follow a pattern"; "Follow my example"
--7 is one way to imitate, copy, simulate
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- follow - be next; "Mary plays best, with John and Sue following"
--8 is one way to be
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Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
- adopt, follow, espouse - choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"
--9 is one way to choose, take, select, pick out
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun following1
Somebody ----s something
- follow - to bring something about at a later time than; "She followed dinner with a brandy"; "He followed his lecture with a question and answer period"
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- take after, follow - imitate in behavior; take as a model; "Teenagers follow their friends in everything"
--11 is one way to imitate, copy, simulate
Sample sentence:
Sam cannot follow Sue
- trace, follow - follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba" ; "trace the student's progress"
--12 is one way to analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas
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Somebody ----s something
- watch, observe, follow, watch over, keep an eye on - follow with the eyes or the mind; "Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the binoculars"
--13 is one way to check, check up on, look into, check out, suss out, check over, go over, check into
Sample sentence:
The children follow the ball
- succeed, come after, follow - be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?"
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
- play along, accompany, follow - perform an accompaniment to; "The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano"
--15 is one way to play
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Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- keep up, keep abreast, follow - keep informed; "He kept up on his country's foreign policies"
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Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
- come, follow - to be the product or result; "Melons come from a vine"; "Understanding comes from experience"
--17 is one way to originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up, grow
Sample sentence:
Something is ----ing PP
- follow - accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of; "Let's follow our great helmsman!"; "She followed a guru for years"
--18 is one way to act, behave, do
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun follower1, noun following1
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- follow - adhere to or practice; "These people still follow the laws of their ancient religion"
--19 is one way to practice, apply, use
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Somebody ----s something
- be, follow - work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; "He is a herpetologist"; "She is our resident philosopher"
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Somebody ----s PP
- surveil, follow, survey - keep under surveillance; "The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing"
Sample sentence:
They want to follow the prisoners
- pursue, follow - follow in or as if in pursuit; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life"
--22 is one way to travel, go, move, locomote
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun follower2, noun following2
They follow the car down the avenue
- follow - grasp the meaning; "Can you follow her argument?"; "When he lectures, I cannot follow"
--23 is one way to understand
Sample sentence:
Sam and Sue follow the movie
- stick to, stick with, follow - keep to; "Stick to your principles"; "stick to the diet"
--24 is one way to persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
- adopt, follow, espouse - choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"