Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - follow
Follow
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v. 1 tr. or (foll. by after) intr. go or come after (a person or thing proceeding ahead). 2 tr. go along (a route, path, etc.). 3 tr. & intr. come after in order or time (Nero followed Claudius; dessert followed; my reasons are as follows). 4 tr. take as a guide or leader. 5 tr. conform to (follow your example). 6 tr. practise (a trade or profession). 7 tr. undertake (a course of study etc.). 8 tr. understand the meaning or tendency of (a speaker or argument). 9 tr. maintain awareness of the current state or progress of (events etc. in a particular sphere). 10 tr. (foll. by with) provide with a sequel or successor. 11 intr. happen after something else; ensue. 12 intr. a be necessarily true as a result of something else. b (foll. by from) be a result of. 13 tr. strive after; aim at; pursue (followed fame and fortune). Phrases and idioms follow-my-leader a game in which players must do as the leader does. follow one's nose trust to instinct. follow on 1 continue. 2 (of a cricket team) have to bat again immediately after the first innings. follow-on n. an instance of this. follow out carry out; adhere precisely to (instructions etc.). follow suit 1 Cards play a card of the suit led. 2 conform to another person's actions. follow through 1 continue (an action etc.) to its conclusion. 2 Sport continue the movement of a stroke after the ball has been struck. follow-through n. the action of following through. follow up (foll. by with) 1 pursue, develop, supplement. 2 make further investigation of. follow-up n. a subsequent or continued action, measure, experience, etc. Etymology: OE folgian f. Gmc
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I. verb Etymology: Middle English folwen, from Old English folgian; akin to Old High German folgēn to ~ Date: before 12th century transitive verb to go, proceed, or come after , 2. to engage in as a calling or way of life ; pursue , to walk or proceed along , 3. to be or act in accordance with , to accept as authority ; obey , 4. to pursue in an effort to overtake, to seek to attain , to come into existence or take place as a result or consequence of , 6. to come or take place after in time, sequence, or order, to cause to be ~ed , to copy after ; imitate, 8. to watch steadily , to keep the mind on , to attend closely to ; keep abreast of , to understand the sense or logic of (as a line of thought), intransitive verb to go or come after a person or thing in place, time, or sequence, to result or occur as a consequence, effect, or inference, Synonyms: see: ~see: chase II. noun Date: 1661 the act or process of ~ing, forward spin given to a ball by striking it above center ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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