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follow

/ˈfɒləʊ/ · noun

Meaning

  1. (sometimes attributive) In billiards and similar games, a stroke causing a ball to follow another ball after hitting it.
  2. The act of following another user's online activity.
  3. To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction.
  4. To go or come after in a sequence.
  5. To carry out (orders, instructions, etc.).
  6. To live one's life according to (religion, teachings, etc).
  7. To understand, to pay attention to.
  8. To watch, to keep track of (reports of) some event or person.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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