Etymology: (bef. 900; ME folwen, OE folgian; c. OS folgon, OHG folgēn, folgōn)
Definition of 'follow'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (verb)follow to travel behind, go after, come after "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum"
2. (verb)postdate, follow be later in time "Tuesday always follows Monday"
3. (verb)follow, fall out come as a logical consequence; follow logically "It follows that your assertion is false"; "the theorem falls out nicely"
4. (verb)follow, travel along travel along a certain course "follow the road"; "follow the trail"
5. (verb)comply, follow, abide by 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"
6. (verb)follow, come after come after in time, as a result "A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake"
7. (verb)follow, conform to behave in accordance or in agreement with "Follow a pattern"; "Follow my example"
8. (verb)follow be next "Mary plays best, with John and Sue following"
9. (verb)adopt, follow, espouse choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"
10. (verb)follow 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. (verb)take after, follow imitate in behavior; take as a model "Teenagers follow their friends in everything"
12. (verb)trace, follow follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba" ; "trace the student's progress"
13. (verb)watch, observe, follow, watch over, keep an eye on 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"
14. (verb)succeed, come after, follow be the successor (of) "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?"
15. (verb)play along, accompany, follow perform an accompaniment to "The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano"
16. (verb)keep up, keep abreast, follow keep informed "He kept up on his country's foreign policies"
17. (verb)come, follow to be the product or result "Melons come from a vine"; "Understanding comes from experience"
18. (verb)follow accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of "Let's follow our great helmsman!"; "She followed a guru for years"
19. (verb)follow adhere to or practice "These people still follow the laws of their ancient religion"
20. (verb)be, follow work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specificfunction "He is a herpetologist"; "She is our resident philosopher"
21. (verb)surveil, follow, survey keep under surveillance "The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing"
22. (verb)pursue, follow 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"
23. (verb)follow grasp the meaning "Can you follow her argument?"; "When he lectures, I cannot follow"
24. (verb)stick to, stick with, follow keep to "Stick to your principles"; "stick to the diet"
1. (verb)follow to go behind and in the same direction as She was sure someone was following her.; Jenny rode off on her bike and I followed.
2. follow to move along sth Follow the road until you come to a crossroads.
3. follow to happen next or after What followed was unbelievable.; Lunch will follow the meeting.
4. follow to obey or do as instructed Follow the instructions on the box.; They did not follow the rules.
5. follow to watch or pay attention to how sth develops I don't usually follow the news.
6. follow to understand I didn't follow a word she said.
7. follow to do what sb else has done before Behave decently and hope your children will follow your example.; He's following in his famous father's footsteps.
Definition of 'follow'
Webster Dictionary
1. (verb)follow to go or come after; to movebehind in the samepath or direction; hence, to go with (a leader, guide, etc.); to accompany; to attend
2. (verb)follow to endeavor to overtake; to go in pursuit of; to chase; to pursue; to prosecute
3. (verb)follow to accept as authority; to adopt the opinions of; to obey; to yield to; to take as a rule of action; as, to follow good advice
4. (verb)follow to copy after; to take as an example
5. (verb)follow to succeed in order of time, rank, or office
6. (verb)follow to result from, as an effect from a cause, or an inference from a premise
7. (verb)follow to watch, as a receding object; to keep the eyes fixed upon while in motion; to keep the mind upon while in progress, as a speech, musical performance, etc.; also, to keep up with; to understand the meaning, connection, or force of, as of a course of thought or argument
8. (verb)follow to walk in, as a road or course; to attend upon closely, as a profession or calling
9. (verb)follow to go or come after; -- used in the various senses of the transitive verb: To pursue; to attend; to accompany; to be a result; to imitate
Definitions of follow 
Afrikaans: volg
Arabic: يَتْبَعُ، يَسيرُ وراء
Bulgarian: вървя след
Brazilian: seguir
Czech: následovat
German: folgen
Danish: følge; følge efter
Greek: ακολουθώ, παρακολουθώ
Spanish: seguir
Estonian: järgnema
Farsi: دنبال کسی رفتن
Finnish: seurata
French: suivre
Hebrew: לַעֲקוֹב
Hindi: अनुसरण करना, अनुकरण करना
Croatian: slijediti, ići za
Hungarian: követ
Indonesian: menyusul
Icelandic: fylgja, komaá eftir
Italian: seguire
Japanese: ついていく
Korean: 뒤를 따라가다
Lithuanian: sekti, eiti iš paskos
Latvian: sekot (kādam)
Malay: menyusul
Dutch: volgen
Norwegian: følge (etter), forfølge
Polish: pójśc za, nastąpić po
Persian: دنبال کسی رفتن
Pashto: تعقیبول
Portuguese: seguir
Romanian: a urma
Russian: следовать за
Slovak: nasledovať
Slovenian: slediti
Serbian: slediti
Swedish: följa
Thai: ตาม
Turkish: izlemek
Taiwanese: 跟隨
Ukrainian: іти слідом
Urdu: پیچھا کرنا
Vietnamese: theo sau
Chinese: 跟随
