Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
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Verb
S: (v) follow (follow%2:38:00::) (to travel behind, go after, come after) "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum"
S: (v) follow (follow%2:42:05::), fall out (fall_out%2:42:02::) (come as a logical consequence; follow logically) "It follows that your assertion is false"; "the theorem falls out nicely"
S: (v) comply (comply%2:41:00::), follow (follow%2:41:00::), abide by (abide_by%2:41:00::) (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"
S: (v) follow (follow%2:42:02::) (be next) "Mary plays best, with John and Sue following"
S: (v) adopt (adopt%2:40:02::), follow (follow%2:40:00::), espouse (espouse%2:40:00::) (choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans) "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"
S: (v) follow (follow%2:42:03::) (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"
S: (v) trace (trace%2:31:00::), follow (follow%2:31:00::) (follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something) "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba"; "trace the student's progress"; "trace one's ancestry"
S: (v) come (come%2:42:04::), follow (follow%2:42:04::) (to be the product or result) "Melons come from a vine"; "Understanding comes from experience"
S: (v) follow (follow%2:41:10::) (accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of) "Let's follow our great helmsman!"; "She followed a guru for years"
S: (v) follow (follow%2:41:11::) (adhere to or practice) "These people still follow the laws of their ancient religion"
S: (v) be (be%2:41:00::), follow (follow%2:41:09::) (work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function) "He is a herpetologist"; "She is our resident philosopher"
S: (v) pursue (pursue%2:38:00::), follow (follow%2:38:13::) (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"
S: (v) follow (follow%2:31:14::) (grasp the meaning) "Can you follow her argument?"; "When he lectures, I cannot follow"