follow
Cross references:
1. chase
1. fol.low \'fa:l-(.)o-, -*(-w)\ vb [ME folwen, fr. OE folgian; akin to OHG
folge-n to follow] 1: to go, proceed, or come after {~ed the guide} 2a: to
pursue in an effort to overtake 2b: to seek to attain {~ knowledge} 3: to
accept as authority : OBEY 4: to copy after : IMITATE 5a: to walk or
proceed along {~ a path} 5b: to engage in : PURSUE {men who ~ the sea}
6a: to come or take place after in time, sequence, or order 6b: to cause
to be followed {~ed dinner with a liqueur} 7: to come into existence or
take place as a result or consequence of {d isaster ~ed the blunder} 8a: to
watch steadily {~ed the ball over the fence} 8b: to keep the mind on {~ a
speech} 8c: to attend closely to 1: to go or come after a person or thing
in place, time, or sequence 2: to result or occur as a consequence,
effect, or inference me after something or someone. FOLLOW may apply to a
coming after in time, position, or logical sequence; SUCCEED implies a
coming after immediately in a sequence determined by natural order,
inheritance, election, or laws of rank; ENSUE commonly suggests a logical
consequence or naturally expected development; SUPERVENE suggests the
following or beginning of something unforeseen or unpredictable 1: to play
a card of the same suit as the card led 2: to follow an example set -
follow suit SYN syn FOLLOW, SUCCEED, ENSUE, SUPERVENE mean to co
2. follow n 1: the act or process of following 2a: a shot in billiards
made by striking the cue ball above its center 2b: the forward spin so
imparted to the ball