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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Follow \Fol"low\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Followed}; p. pr & vb n. {Following}.][OE. foluwen folwen, folgen AS folgian fylgean fylgan akin to D. volgen, OHG. folg?n, G. folgen Icel. fylgja Sw f["o]lja, Dan. f["o]lge, and perh. to E. folk.] 1. To go or come after to move behind in the same path or direction; hence to go with (a leader, guide, etc.); to accompany; to attend. It waves me forth again I'll follow it --Shak. 2. To endeavor to overtake; to go in pursuit of to chase; to pursue; to prosecute. I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them --Ex. xiv. 17. 3. To accept as authority; to adopt the opinions of to obey; to yield to to take as a rule of action as to follow good advice. Approve the best, and follow what I approve. --Milton. Follow peace with all men. --Heb. xii. 14. It is most agreeable to some men to follow their reason; and to others to follow their appetites. --J. Edwards. 4. To copy after to take as an example. We had rather follow the perfections of them whom we like not than in defects resemble them whom we love. --Hooker. 5. To succeed in order of time, rank, or office. 6. To result from as an effect from a cause or an inference from a premise. 7. To watch, as a receding object; to keep the eyes fixed upon while in motion; to keep the mind upon while in progress, as a speech, musical performance, etc.; also to keep up with to understand the meaning, connection, or force of as of a course of thought or argument. He followed with his eyes the flitting shade. --Dryden. 8. To walk in as a road or course; to attend upon closely, as a profession or calling. O, had I but followed the arts! --Shak. O Antony! I have followed thee to this --Shak. {Follow board} (Founding), a board on which the pattern and the flask lie while the sand is rammed into the flask. --Knight. {To follow the hounds}, to hunt with dogs. {To follow suit} (Card Playing), to play a card of the same suit as the leading card; hence colloquially, to follow an example set {To follow up}, to pursue indefatigably. Syn: Syn.- To pursue; chase; go after attend; accompany; succeed; imitate; copy; embrace; maintain. Usage: - To {Follow}, {Pursue}. To follow (v.t.) denotes simply to go after to pursue denotes to follow with earnestness, and with a view to attain some definite object; as a hound pursues the deer. So a person follows a companion whom he wishes to overtake on a journey; the officers of justice pursue a felon who has escaped from prison. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Following \Fol"low*ing\, n. 1. One's followers, adherents, or dependents, collectively. --Macaulay. 2. Vocation; business; profession. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Following \Fol"low*ing\, a. 1. Next after succeeding; ensuing; as the assembly was held on the following day 2. (Astron.) (In the field of a telescope) In the direction from which stars are apparently moving (in consequence of the earth's rotation); as a small star, north following or south following. In the direction toward which stars appear to move is called preceding. Note: The four principal directions in the field of a telescope are north, south, following, preceding. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: following adj 1: going or proceeding or coming after in the same direction; "the crowd of following cars made the occasion seem like a parade"; "tried to outrun the following footsteps" [ant: {leading}] 2: in the desired direction; "a following wind" [syn: {following(a)}] 3: immediately following in time or order "the following day"; "next in line"; "the next president"; "the next item on the list" [syn: {next}] 4: about to be mentioned or specified; "the following items [syn: {following(a)}, {undermentioned}] n 1: a group of followers or enthusiasts [syn: {followers}] 2: the act of pursuing [syn: {pursuit}, {chase}]
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