Verb
She followed us into the kitchen.
The dog followed the children home.
The exit is right this way. Just follow me.
The children went home and the dog followed behind.
If one sheep goes through the gate, the rest will follow.
The number 15 follows 14.
Her accident was followed by a long period of recovery.
First came the student speeches, and the presentation of awards followed.
Rioting followed the unjust verdict.
If you work hard, success will surely follow. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Hon expects the current eruption to follow this pattern.
Caleb Jones And Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2022 Some of those missing elements gradually make appearances in the 11 episodes that follow, and some do not.
David Klion, The New Republic, 1 Dec. 2022 Iran’s foreign operations tend to follow a playbook.
Yeganeh Torbati, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2022 Some people don’t like being involved in the process, but most are still likely to follow an organized structure created by someone else, Teeple said.
Kristen Rogers, CNN, 1 Dec. 2022 The story is about Bob Wallace and Phil Davis, who follow a sister act to Vermont and perform at a venue owned by their former commanding general.
John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 1 Dec. 2022 The panoptic awareness created by virality is an Eye of Sauron, a lidless and unceasing glare that will follow you to the ends of the earth.WIRED, 1 Dec. 2022 Iran’s foreign operations tend to follow a playbook.
Shane Harris, Souad Mekhennet And Yeganeh Torbati, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Dec. 2022 Times staff writer Ian James talks about some early mapping being done and the potentially promising tech that could follow.Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2022
Noun
Owen Wilson also recently teased a Wedding Crashers follow-up could still happen.
Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Dec. 2022 The follow-up to Jurassic Park boasts even thinner characters than the original film, which means there isn't an abundance of great performances despite the actors' best efforts.
Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 1 Dec. 2022 Rian Johnson’s follow-up to his 2019 hit murder mystery features another all-star cast, led by Daniel Craig as Detective Benoit Blanc who travels to Greece for his next case.
Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 1 Dec. 2022 Lindsay Lohan and Amanda Seyfried also briefly discussed what everyone really wants to hear: Will there be a follow-up to Mean Girls?
Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 30 Nov. 2022 But the need or value of that follow-up is entirely unclear, Robertson said.
Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2022 The researchers looked at scans that were taken at the time of the injections, as well as two years before and after, and found more severe cartilage deterioration by the two-year follow-up mark among the steroid-taking group.
Angela Yang, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2022 The market agreed, and the OG Lytro and its follow-up the Illum both flopped.PCMAG, 29 Nov. 2022 This version, which was driven by Michael Keaton in 1989’s Batman and its follow-up, 1992’s Batman Returns, just might be the most iconic.
Dana Givens, Robb Report, 29 Nov. 2022 See More
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Word History
Etymology
Verb and Noun
Middle English folwen, from Old English folgian; akin to Old High German folgēn to follow
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