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How to pronounce follow in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms postdate
Verb group come after


Tuesday always follows Monday.
Type Words
Synonyms pursue
Type of travel, go, move, locomote
Has types tail, track, give chase, dog, go after, stalk, haunt, chase, tag, trail, chase after
Verb group survey, surveil
Derivation follower, following


Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life.
Type Words
Synonyms travel along
Type of locomote, travel, move, go
Has types ascend, heel


follow the road.
follow the trail.
Type Words
Synonyms keep abreast, keep up
Verb group trace
Type Words
Synonyms trace
Type of study, examine, analyse, analyze, canvass
Verb group watch, observe, keep abreast, watch over, keep up, keep an eye on


We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba.
Type Words
Synonyms adopt, espouse
Type of pick out, take, select, choose
Has types stick, adhere
Verb group comply, abide by
Derivation following


She followed the feminist movement.
Type Words
Synonyms take after
Type of copy, imitate, simulate


Teenagers follow their friends in everything.
Type Words
Synonyms stick to, stick with
Type of hang on, hang in, hold on, persevere, persist
Verb group comply, abide by
Type Words
Synonyms fall out
Type of ensue, result


It follows that your assertion is false.
Type Words
Synonyms keep an eye on, observe, watch, watch over
Type of check, go over, check over, suss out, check into, look into, check out, check up on
Has types proctor, invigilate, guard, keep tabs on
Verb group trace


She followed the men with the binoculars.
Type Words
Synonyms be
Has types cox, vet
Type Words
Synonyms come after, succeed
Has types replace, supervene upon, enter, supersede, supplant, accede


Carter followed Ford.
Type Words
Synonyms come after
Type of ensue, result
Verb group postdate


A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake.
Type Words
Synonyms abide by, comply
Type of obey
Has types conform to, oblige, accommodate, toe the line
Verb group espouse, adopt, stick to, stick with
Type Words
Synonyms accompany, play along
Type of play


The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano.
Type Words
Synonyms come
Type of rise, spring up, originate, grow, develop, uprise, arise
Verb group come
Type Words
Synonyms conform to
Type of simulate, copy, imitate
Has types go by
Type Words
Synonyms surveil, survey
Verb group pursue


The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing.
Type Words
Type of behave, act, do
Derivation following, follower


Let's follow our great helmsman!.
She followed a guru for years.
Type Words
Type of use, practice, apply


These people still follow the laws of their ancient religion.
Type Words
Type of be
Verb group come after


Mary plays best, with John and Sue following.
Type Words
Type of understand


Can you follow her argument?.
When he lectures, I cannot follow.
Type Words


She followed dinner with a brandy.
He followed his lecture with a question and answer period.
Type Words
Type of travel, move, locomote, go
Has types lag, tailgate, fall behind, fall back, dawdle, carry, shadow
Derivation following, follower


The ducklings followed their mother around the pond.
Please follow the guide through the museum.

Examples of follow

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I don't recommend that you follow your friends'advice and just do what you want.
From the abcnews.go.com
Cabin maintenance will take place on Saturday with the hike to follow on Sunday.
From the thenewstribune.com
A main problem with prescriptions is getting patients to follow dosage properly.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Thompson grabbed the rebound and hit a follow with four-tenths of a second left.
From the thenewstribune.com
The album has been released on the Internet with the CD to follow in March 2011.
From the bloomberg.com
However, ridership numbers seem to follow the peaks and dips in 2008 gas prices.
From the washingtontimes.com
We have become a nation that cares little for these words and those that follow.
From the washingtontimes.com
These days, banks have to follow much tighter regulations than they did in 1986.
From the dailyherald.com
Washington has censured Tripoli, but will there be a more substantial follow-up?
From the time.com
More examples
  • To travel behind, go after, come after; "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum"
  • Postdate: be later in time; "Tuesday always follows Monday"
  • Come as a logical consequence; follow logically; "It follows that your assertion is false"; "the theorem falls out nicely"
  • Travel along a certain course; "follow the road"; "follow the trail"
  • Comply: act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes; "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "Follow these simple rules"; "abide by the rules"
  • Come after in time, as a result; "A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake"
  • Follow is the third album by Pakho Chau, comprising of four new tracks, and nine previously-released tracks. It was released in Hong Kong on July 10, 2009.
  • (Following (solitaire)) Following is a solitaire card game which uses a deck of playing cards. It is so called because a player has to follow a rotation of suits. It was first described in the book "Games of Patience" by M. ...
  • (Following (The Bangles song)) "Following" is a song by female band The Bangles. It was the fifth and last single released off their album Different Light.