follow

verb

1. 1

   keep informed

   He kept up on his country's foreign policies

2. 2

   behave in accordance or in agreement with

   Follow a pattern

   Follow my example

3. 3

   keep to

   Stick to your principles

   stick to the diet

4. 4

   grasp the meaning

   Can you follow her argument?

   When he lectures, I cannot follow

5. 5

   follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something

   We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba

   trace the student's progress

6. 6

   perform an accompaniment to

   The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano

7. 7

   imitate in behavior; take as a model

   Teenagers follow their friends in everything

8. 8

   travel along a certain course

   follow the road

   follow the trail

9. 9

   to travel behind, go after, come after

   The ducklings followed their mother around the pond

   Please follow the guide through the museum

10. 10

    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

11. 11

    keep under surveillance

    The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing

12. 12

    choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans

    She followed the feminist movement

    The candidate espouses Republican ideals