follow
     v 1: to travel behind, go after, come after; "The ducklings
          followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow
          the guide through the museum" [ant: {precede}]
     2: be later in time; "Tuesday always follows Monday" [syn: {postdate}]
        [ant: {predate}]
     3: come as a logical consequence; follow logically; "It follows
        that your assertion is false"; "the theorem falls out
        nicely" [syn: {fall out}]
     4: travel along a certain course; "follow the road"; "follow
        the trail" [syn: {travel along}]
     5: 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"
        [syn: {comply}, {abide by}]
     6: come after in time, as a result; "A terrible tsunami
        followed the earthquake" [syn: {come after}]
     7: behave in accordance or in agreement with; "Follow a
        pattern"; "Follow my example" [syn: {conform to}]
     8: be next; "Mary plays best, with John and Sue following"
     9: choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies,
        strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement";
        "The candidate espouses Republican ideals" [syn: {adopt},
        {espouse}]
     10: to bring something about at a later time than; "She followed
         dinner with a brandy"; "He followed his lecture with a
         question and answer period"
     11: imitate in behavior; take as a model; "Teenagers follow
         their friends in everything" [syn: {take after}]
     12: follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of
         something; "We must follow closely the economic
         development is Cuba" ; "trace the student's progress"
         [syn: {trace}]
     13: follow with the eyes or the mind; "Keep an eye on the baby,
         please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed
         the men with the binoculars" [syn: {watch}, {observe}, {watch
         over}, {keep an eye on}]
     14: be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles
         succeed to the throne?" [syn: {succeed}, {come after}]
         [ant: {precede}]
     15: perform an accompaniment to; "The orchestra could barely
         follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano" [syn: {play
         along}, {accompany}]
     16: keep informed; "He kept up on his country's foreign
         policies" [syn: {keep up}, {keep abreast}]
     17: to be the product or result; "Melons come from a vine";
         "Understanding comes from experience" [syn: {come}]
     18: accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of;
         "Let's follow our great helmsman!"; "She followed a guru
         for years"
     19: adhere to or practice; "These people still follow the laws
         of their ancient religion"
     20: work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a
         specific function; "He is a herpetologist"; "She is our
         resident philosopher" [syn: {be}]
     21: keep under surveillance; "The police had been following him
         for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the
         bombing" [syn: {surveil}, {survey}]
     22: follow in or as if in pursuit; "The police car pursued the
         suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and
         haunted her dreams all her life" [syn: {pursue}]
     23: grasp the meaning; "Can you follow her argument?"; "When he
         lectures, I cannot follow"
     24: keep to; "Stick to your principles"; "stick to the diet"
         [syn: {stick to}, {stick with}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0