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to follow

to follow

1.0
To get a person's posts and updates on social media
  • verb
  • /ˈfɑloʊ/
  • Texting
translation icon : seguir
  • If you want to stay informed, make sure to follow me on Twitter.
  • follow on Twitter
  • follow blogs

But she's she is following me on Facebook.

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Examples

  • Use social media as a fun way to follow the activities of a presidential library.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Like and subscribe and follow us on our journey.

  • And make sure you join us, follow us, spread the word.

  • So that way if anyone wants to follow it, they can.

  • Why do you follow me?

  • Instead, they are more likely to search for and follow sites that are popular among their peers.

    Academic text (2015)
  • For those of us who follow NPR News, talk to us.

  • Oh, don't forget to follow me on my Instagram.

  • So certainly they can follow UKLFI on Twitter.

  • You don't need to follow people to be fed their videos.

Synonyms

to track
vsto follow
2.3

To follow where a person or thing goes

focuses on subscribing for updates rather than direct observation or control
to keep up
vsto follow
507 2.8

To continue at the same speed or level as others

is about subscribing or tracking to receive updates rather than matching others
to keep track
vsto follow
174 2.7

To watch and write down progress or details

is more about receiving updates than actively monitoring or recording
to keep up with
vsto follow
172 3.5

To learn about the latest news or trends

is about actively subscribing or tracking to receive regular updates
to keep abreast of
vsto follow
8 5.3

To stay informed about recent changes or news in a subject

is focused on subscribing or tracking to obtain those updates
to stay informed
vsto follow
7 3.1

To keep up with the latest news and events

requires subscribing or tracking rather than only passive awareness
to keep abreast
vsto follow
4 5.6

To stay up to date with new information

involves subscribing or tracking to get updates regularly

Antonyms

to unfollow
  • Texting
5 3.6

To stop getting posts from someone's social media account

Idioms

To do the same job as someone who came before you, for example a parent

To try to reach a personal goal despite problems

Difficult to understand

Simple to understand and do

3 3.2

To do what most people do without using your own ideas

8.4

To copy someone without thinking and get into trouble

8.6

Stay loyal to someone until you die

Phrasal Verbs

197 3.6

To take further action after something starts to make sure it finishes or succeeds

Take more action to check or finish something after first contact

Continue and finish something you promised to do

To do what the directions say

To do what a person in charge tells you without asking questions

Do what a rule says

to follow suit
  • Informal
33 3.8

To do the same thing someone else did

to follow through
  • Specialized
5 3.0

Finish a swing after you hit or release the ball

Do each required step in the correct order

Keep track of the main idea in a talk or story

Continue an idea or plan until it is finished

Compounds

78 3.9

An action to check progress after an earlier activity

57 3.1

A work that continues an earlier book or project

25 3.0

A doctor's appointment to check recovery after treatment

The act of finishing a task or keeping a promise to do what was planned

follow-through
  • Specialized
5 4.9

The forward movement after a hit or swing that finishes the action smoothly

1 9.1

A rule in cricket making a team bat again immediately after a very low first innings score

How Closely

to monitor
627 3.5
to track
2.3
to follow
  • Texting
1.0
to keep track
174 2.7

Surface Forms

follow infinitive
followed past
followed past participle
following present participle
follows third person singular

Etymology

Follow comes from an old English word folgian that meant 'to go after' or 'to accompany'. So when you follow someone online today, you are like 'going after' their news to stay updated.