Word Definitions & Examples
verb
Sense 1
"She followed dinner with a brandy"
"He followed his lecture with a question and answer period"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 2
"The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"
"Please follow the guide through the museum"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 3
"follow the road"
"follow the trail"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 4
"These people still follow the laws of their ancient religion"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 5
"A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake"
Verb group:
postdate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 6
"Let''s follow our great helmsman!"
"She followed a guru for years"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 7
"Can you follow her argument?"
"When he lectures, I cannot follow"
Type of:
understand
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 8
be next
"Mary plays best, with John and Sue following"
Type of:
be
Verb group:
come after
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 9
"Follow a pattern"
"Follow my example"
Kinds of:
go by
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 10
"It follows that your assertion is false"
"the theorem falls out nicely"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Frame 34
verb
Sense 11
"He complied with my instructions"
"You must comply or else!"
"Follow these simple rules"
"abide by the rules"
Type of:
obey
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 12
"Tuesday always follows Monday"
Verb group:
come after
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 13
"He is a herpetologist"
"She is our resident philosopher"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 14
"She followed the feminist movement"
"The candidate espouses Republican ideals"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 15
"The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing"
Verb group:
pursue
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb
Sense 16
"The police car pursued the suspected attacker"
"Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 17
"Teenagers follow their friends in everything"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 18
"We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba"
"trace the student''s progress"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 19
"Melons come from a vine"
"Understanding comes from experience"
Verb group:
come
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb
Sense 20
"Keep an eye on the baby, please!"
"The world is watching Sarajevo"
"She followed the men with the binoculars"
Verb group:
trace
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 21
be the successor (of)
"Carter followed Ford"
"Will Charles succeed to the throne?"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 22
perform an accompaniment to
"The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano"
Type of:
play
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Domain:
music
verb
Sense 23
keep to
"Stick to your principles"
"stick to the diet"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Frame 33
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
24
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
142
Times Searched
3
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