Simple meaning
What does Follow mean?
Follow means to go after or do what a rule or direction says.
Dictionary definition
To go after someone or something, or to do what directions say.
Example sentences
Follow in a sentence
easy
Follow the arrows to the library.
medium
Please follow each step in the recipe.
hard
A careful reader can follow how one event leads to another.
Synonyms
Words like Follow
Antonyms
Opposite words
leadUse when going first.
ignoreUse when not paying attention to directions.
Word family
Follow word family
Base word
follow
verb
follows
Follows now or often.
verb
followed
Followed in the past.
verb
following
Going after or obeying now.
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Practice 1
What does follow mean?
Follow means going after something or doing what directions say.
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