| Main Entry: |
follow |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
trail, pursue physically |
Synonyms: |
accompany,
attend, bring up the rear, catenate,
chase, come with, concatenate, convoy, dog the footsteps of,
dog*, draggle,
escort,
freeze, give chase, go after, go with, hound,
hunt, onto,
persecute, put a tail on, run after, run down, schlepp along,
search,
seek,
shadow, shag, spook,
stalk, stick to, string along,
tag, tag after, tag along, tail, tailgate, take out after,
track
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| Notes: |
follow means to travel behind, go after, or come after; succeed means to come next in time or succession, follow after another or to attain success, reach a goal |
Antonyms: |
go before, lead, precede
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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