follow

English

/ˈfɒləʊ/, /ˈfɑloʊ/

verb
Definitions
  • (ambitransitive) To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction.
  • (ambitransitive) To go or come after in a sequence.
  • (transitive) To carry out (orders, instructions, etc.).
  • (transitive) To live one's life according to (religion, teachings, etc).
  • (transitive) To understand, to pay attention to.
  • (transitive) To watch, to keep track of (reports of) some event or person.
  • (internet) To subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform.
  • (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.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English folwen inherited from Old English folgian (pursue, follow) inherited from *folgēn inherited from Proto-Germanic *fulgāną (follow).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*fulgāną

Gloss

follow

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

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