<p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.: The speech follows the dinner.</li><li>to go or come after; move behind in the same direction: Drive ahead, and I'll follow you.</li><li>to accept as a guide or leader; accept the authority of or give allegiance to: Many Germans followed Hitler.</li><li>to conform to, comply with, or act in accordance with; obey: to follow orders; to follow advice.</li><li>to imitate or copy; use as an exemplar: They follow the latest fads.</li><li>to move forward along (a road, path, etc.): Follow this road for a mile.</li><li>to come after as a result or consequence; result from: Reprisals often follow victory.</li><li>to go after or along with (a person) as companion.</li><li>to go in pursuit of: to follow an enemy.</li><li>to try for or attain to: to follow an ideal.</li><li>to engage in or be concerned with as a pursuit: He followed the sea as his true calling.</li><li>to watch the movements, progress, or course of: to follow a bird in flight.</li><li>to watch the development of or keep up with: to follow the news.</li><li>to indicate interest in and establish a connection with (a social media account): I follow my friends and some celebrities on Twitter.</li><li>to keep up with and understand (an argument, story, etc.): Do you follow me?</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>to come next after something else in sequence, order of time, etc.</li><li>to happen or occur after something else; come next as an event: After the defeat great disorder followed.</li><li>to attend or serve.</li><li>to go or come after a person or thing in motion.</li><li>to result as an effect; occur as a consequence: It follows then that he must be innocent.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the act of following.</li><li>an instance of following or subscribing to online content published by a social media account: Using hashtags is one way to get more follows on Instagram.</li><li>follow shot (billiards, pool).</li><li>follow-up (def 3).</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>noting or relating to a feature used to follow or subscribe to specific website content: follow numbers and other digital marketing statistics.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb Phrase</strong></p><ul><li>to carry out fully, as a stroke of a club in golf, a racket in tennis, etc.</li><li>to continue an effort, plan, proposal, policy, etc., to its completion.</li><li>to pursue closely and tenaciously.</li><li>to increase the effectiveness of by further action or repetition.</li><li>to pursue to a solution or conclusion.</li><li>to carry to a conclusion; execute: They followed out their orders to the letter.</li></ul>