follow

To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching.ambitransitive

• Follow that car!
• She left the room and I followed.

To go or come after in a sequence.ambitransitive

• B follows A in the alphabet.
• We both ordered the soup, with roast beef to follow.

To carry out (orders, instructions, etc.).transitive

• Follow these instructions to the letter.

To live one's life according to (religion, teachings, etc).transitive

To understand, to pay attention to.transitive

• Do you follow me?

To watch, to keep track of (reports of) some event or person.transitive

• I followed the incumbent throughout the election.
• My friends don't regularly follow the news.

To be a supporter of (a sports team).transitive

• "Sometimes I wonder what you do take any notice of—except the whistle and short skirts," speculated his superior. "But no doubt ideas are germinating." "I follow Chelsea," maintained Horace.

To subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform.transitive

• If you want to see more of our articles, follow us on Twitter.

To be a logical consequence of something.ambitransitive

• It follows that if two numbers are not equal then one is larger than the other.
• If you don't practise proper hygiene, illness is sure to follow.

To walk in, as a road or course; to attend upon closely, as a profession or calling.transitive

• O had I but followed the Arts.

In billiards and similar games, a stroke causing a ball to follow another ball after hitting it.attributivesometimes

• a follow shot

The act of following another user's online activity.

• It doesn't take too many follows to become overwhelmed with the deluge of content on Twitter.
• Social media is supervisual, and there's nothing more shareable than images, so this is a way to increase shares and likes and follows.