to follow
- verb
- /ˈfɑloʊ/
- Her skin prickled, as if unseen eyes followed her from the concealing shadows.
- follow closely
- follow patients
- follow a cohort
It's like some guys tried to follow my bus home yesterday.
- It's like some guys tried to follow my bus home yesterday.
- A guy steals a car, cops follow him at high speed.
- So I'll tell you what I know about you, what I've seen because I've followed you for years.
- This is I had the people police following me.
- We get all the equipment in there and the chemist gets followed from London by the police.
- He's being followed just like all the protocols, everything, right?
Examples
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Also interesting was they they've been following him, the FBI for at least four days.
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I tried to follow her, but she took off.
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Does... does Harper always follow you?
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A guy steals a car, cops follow him at high speed.
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It's that new FBI agent who's following me.
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If they're following me, they're following you.
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I'm gonna follow Wes and Victoria and observe from a distance till Wes makes his move.
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The detective quietly followed the suspect through the crowded market.
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She felt uneasy knowing someone was following her along the dark street.
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As the storm approached, the meteorologist had to follow the weather patterns closely.
Synonyms
To follow where a person or thing goes
To watch someone or something carefully to make sure nothing bad happens
To secretly watch someone to get information for a government or company
To secretly look for someone's private information or watch them
To follow someone closely and secretly to watch them
Follow someone closely to try to catch them
To watch someone or something closely over time to see what happens
To follow someone closely and secretly to watch what they do
To watch people or places closely to get information and stop crime
Look at a person or thing very carefully for a while to notice problems
To place people to look for danger and protect others
Antonyms
Idioms
To do the same job as someone who came before you, for example a parent
Phrasal Verbs
To take further action after something starts to make sure it finishes or succeeds
Compounds
- Specialized
The forward movement after a hit or swing that finishes the action smoothly
- UK
A rule in cricket making a team bat again immediately after a very low first innings score
How Closely
Surface Forms
Etymology
Follow comes from an old English word folgian that meant 'to go after' or 'to accompany'. That's why to follow someone in secret is to go after them to watch what they do.