Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: follow
IPA transcription: [f'ɑloʊ]
Pronunciations of follow
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verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: follow
    Meaning: to travel behind, go after, come after; "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum"
  • Synonyms: postdate, follow
    Meaning: be later in time; "Tuesday always follows Monday"
  • Synonyms: follow, fall_out
    Meaning: come as a logical consequence; follow logically; "It follows that your assertion is false"; "the theorem falls out nicely"
  • Synonyms: follow, travel_along
    Meaning: travel along a certain course; "follow the road"; "follow the trail"
  • Synonyms: comply, follow, abide_by
    Meaning: 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"
  • Synonyms: follow, come_after
    Meaning: come after in time, as a result; "A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake"
  • Synonyms: follow, conform_to
    Meaning: behave in accordance or in agreement with; "Follow a pattern"; "Follow my example"
  • Synonyms: follow
    Meaning: be next; "Mary plays best, with John and Sue following"
  • Synonyms: adopt, follow, espouse
    Meaning: choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"
  • Synonyms: follow
    Meaning: 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"
  • Synonyms: take_after, follow
    Meaning: imitate in behavior; take as a model; "Teenagers follow their friends in everything"
  • Synonyms: trace, follow
    Meaning: follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba" ; "trace the student's progress"
  • Synonyms: watch, observe, follow, watch_over, keep_an_eye_on
    Meaning: 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"
  • Synonyms: succeed, come_after, follow
    Meaning: be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?"
  • Synonyms: play_along, accompany, follow
    Meaning: perform an accompaniment to; "The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano"
  • Synonyms: keep_up, keep_abreast, follow
    Meaning: keep informed; "He kept up on his country's foreign policies"
Usage examples
  • I'll follow.
  • I follow Chow!"
  • You follow me?"
  • "Well, follow me."
  • "Kindly follow me."
  • Eric did not follow.
  • "Follow and punish."
  • Follow, follow, follow!
  • A silence would follow.
  • Shall I not follow it?"
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Helium, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording U2, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording P versus NP problem, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Baba O'Riley, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Hamlet, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Warlugulong, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Wakefield, Massachusetts, License CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Binary star, License CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Some Thoughts Concerning Education, License CC BY-SA 4.0