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follow

/ˈfɒləʊ/ verb

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In Latin: sequor Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about follow at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching.
    Follow that car!
  2. To go or come after in a sequence.
    B follows A in the alphabet.
  3. To carry out (orders, instructions, etc.).
    Follow these instructions to the letter.

noun

  1. In billiards and similar games, a stroke causing a ball to follow another ball after hitting it.
    a follow shot
  2. The act of following another user's online activity.

Origin

From Middle English folwen, folȝen, folgen, from Old English folgian (“to follow, pursue”), from Proto-West Germanic *folgēn, from Proto-Germanic *fulgāną (“to follow”).

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