FOLLOW | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

Meaning of follow – Learner’s Dictionary

follow
verb
uk
/ˈfɒləʊ/
us

follow verb (GO)

A2
to move behind someone or something and go where they go, sometimes secretly:
She followed me into the kitchen.
He employed a private detective to follow his wife.
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follow verb (HAPPEN)

B1
to happen or come after something:
The weeks that followed were the happiest days of my life.
There was a bang, followed by a cloud of smoke.
follow a path/road, etc
B1
to travel along a path/road, etc:
Follow the main road down to the traffic lights.
follow instructions/orders/rules, etc
B1
to do what the instructions/orders/rules, etc say you should do:
I followed your advice and stayed at home.
follow sb's example/lead
to copy someone's behaviour or ideas:
You should follow Meg's example and tidy your room.

follow verb (UNDERSTAND)

B1
to understand something:
Could you say that again? I didn't quite follow.

follow verb (BE INTERESTED)

to be interested in an event or activity:
I followed the trial closely.
as follows
B2
it follows that
used to say that if one thing is true, another thing will also be true:
He's big, but it doesn't follow that he's strong.

(Definition of follow from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of follow

in Chinese (Traditional)
走, 跟隨, 跟著…
in Chinese (Simplified)
走, 跟随, 跟着…
in Spanish
seguir, seguir un camino/una carretera, seguir instrucciones/órdenes…
in Portuguese
seguir, seguir pelo caminho/pela estrada, seguir instruções/ordens…
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मागे जाणे, अनुसरणे, कोणाच्यातरी किंवा कशाच्यातरी मागे जाणे…
~がついて来る(行く), ~について回る, ~に続く…
takip etmek, peşinden gitmek, izlemek…
suivre, suivvre, comprendre…
seguir, seguir el fil (de), entendre…
volgen…
யாரோ அல்லது ஏதோவொன்றின் பின்னால் நகர்ந்து அவன், அவள், அல்லது அது செல்லும் இடத்திற்குச் செல்ல…
(किसी का) पीछा करना, (सड़क या राह का) एक ही दिशा में जाना, (किसी चीज़ के बाद) घटित होने या आने वाली…
પાછળ આવવું, જવું, અનુસરવું…
følge, følge efter, forstå…
följa, hänga med, förstå…
menyusul, mengikuti, memahami…
folgen, folgen können, befolgen…
følge, følge etter, finne sted etter…
پیچھے پیچھے چلنا, نقش قدم پر چلنا, خاص سمت جانا…
іти слідом, прямувати, розуміти…
следовать, следить, наступать (о времени)…
ప్లాస్టిక్ లేక అట్ట ముక్కను మధ్యకు మడత పెట్టి విడి కాగితాలను ఉంచడానికి చేసిన వస్తువు, అనుసరించు, ఏదో ఒకదాని తర్వాత జరగడం లేదా దాని తర్వాత రావడం…
يَتْبَع, يُتابِع, يَسْتَوْعِب…
অনুসরণ করা, কাউকে বা কিছুর পেছন পেছন যাওয়া, রাস্তা…
následovat, držet se, sledovat…
menyusul, mengikuti, memahami…
ตาม, ปฏิบัติตาม, เข้าใจ…
theo sau, dọc theo một con đường, lối nhỏ……
podążać (za), chodzić za, śledzić…
따라가다, -뒤를 이어 발생하다, 이해하다…
seguire, capire…
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