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follow
Overview of verb follow
The verb follow has 24 senses (first 16 from tagged texts)
1. (75) follow -- (to travel behind, go after, come after; "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum")
2. (50) postdate, follow -- (be later in time; "Tuesday always follows Monday")
3. (26) follow, fall out -- (come as a logical consequence; follow logically; "It follows that your assertion is false"; "the theorem falls out nicely")
4. (20) follow, travel along -- (travel along a certain course; "follow the road"; "follow the trail")
5. (18) 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. (17) follow, come after -- (come after in time, as a result; "A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake")
7. (16) follow, conform to -- (behave in accordance or in agreement with; "Follow a pattern"; "Follow my example")
8. (15) follow -- (be next; "Mary plays best, with John and Sue following")
9. (9) 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. (8) 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. (8) take after, follow -- (imitate in behavior; take as a model; "Teenagers follow their friends in everything")
12. (4) 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. (3) 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. (2) succeed, come after, follow -- (be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?")
15. (1) play along, accompany, follow -- (perform an accompaniment to; "The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano")
16. (1) keep up, keep abreast, follow -- (keep informed; "He kept up on his country's foreign policies")
17. come, follow -- (to be the product or result; "Melons come from a vine"; "Understanding comes from experience")
18. follow -- (accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of; "Let's follow our great helmsman!"; "She followed a guru for years")
19. follow -- (adhere to or practice; "These people still follow the laws of their ancient religion")
20. be, follow -- (work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; "He is a herpetologist"; "She is our resident philosopher")
21. 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. 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. follow -- (grasp the meaning; "Can you follow her argument?"; "When he lectures, I cannot follow")
24. stick to, stick with, follow -- (keep to; "Stick to your principles"; "stick to the diet")
Grep of noun follow
follow-on
follow-through
follow-up
follower
followers
followers of the phrophet
following
followup
Antonyms of verb follow
1 of 24 senses of follow
Sense 1
follow
Antonym of precede (Sense 4)
=>precede, lead
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb follow
24 senses of follow
Sense 1
follow
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Sense 2
postdate, follow
Sense 3
follow, fall out
=> result, ensue
=> prove, turn out, turn up
=> be
Sense 4
follow, travel along
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Sense 5
comply, follow, abide by
=> obey
=> adjust, conform, adapt
=> change
Sense 6
follow, come after
=> result, ensue
=> prove, turn out, turn up
=> be
Sense 7
follow, conform to
=> imitate, copy, simulate
=> reproduce
=> produce, make, create
Sense 8
follow
=> be
Sense 9
adopt, follow, espouse
=> choose, take, select, pick out
=> decide, make up one's mind, determine
Sense 10
follow
Sense 11
take after, follow
=> imitate, copy, simulate
=> reproduce
=> produce, make, create
Sense 12
trace, follow
=> analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas
Sense 13
watch, observe, follow, watch over, keep an eye on
=> check, check up on, look into, check out, suss out, check over, go over, check into
=> analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas
Sense 14
succeed, come after, follow
Sense 15
play along, accompany, follow
=> play
=> perform
=> re-create
=> make, create
Sense 16
keep up, keep abreast, follow
Sense 17
come, follow
=> originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up, grow
=> become
Sense 18
follow
=> act, behave, do
Sense 19
follow
=> practice, apply, use
Sense 20
be, follow
Sense 21
surveil, follow, survey
Sense 22
pursue, follow
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Sense 23
follow
=> understand
Sense 24
stick to, stick with, follow
=> persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on
=> continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve
=> keep, maintain, hold
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb follow
9 of 24 senses of follow
Sense 1
follow
=> lag, dawdle, fall back, fall behind
=> tailgate
=> shadow
=> carry
Sense 4
follow, travel along
=> heel
=> ascend
Sense 5
comply, follow, abide by
=> oblige, accommodate
=> toe the line
=> conform to
Sense 7
follow, conform to
=> go by
Sense 9
adopt, follow, espouse
=> adhere, stick
Sense 13
watch, observe, follow, watch over, keep an eye on
=> keep tabs on
=> guard
=> invigilate, proctor
Sense 14
succeed, come after, follow
=> accede, enter
=> supplant, replace, supersede, supervene upon, supercede
Sense 20
be, follow
=> vet
=> cox
Sense 22
pursue, follow
=> stalk
=> chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, track
=> haunt, stalk
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb follow
24 senses of follow
Sense 1
follow
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Sense 2
postdate, follow
Sense 3
follow, fall out
=> result, ensue
Sense 4
follow, travel along
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Sense 5
comply, follow, abide by
=> obey
Sense 6
follow, come after
=> result, ensue
Sense 7
follow, conform to
=> imitate, copy, simulate
Sense 8
follow
=> be
Sense 9
adopt, follow, espouse
=> choose, take, select, pick out
Sense 10
follow
Sense 11
take after, follow
=> imitate, copy, simulate
Sense 12
trace, follow
=> analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas
Sense 13
watch, observe, follow, watch over, keep an eye on
=> check, check up on, look into, check out, suss out, check over, go over, check into
Sense 14
succeed, come after, follow
Sense 15
play along, accompany, follow
=> play
Sense 16
keep up, keep abreast, follow
Sense 17
come, follow
=> originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up, grow
Sense 18
follow
=> act, behave, do
Sense 19
follow
=> practice, apply, use
Sense 20
be, follow
Sense 21
surveil, follow, survey
Sense 22
pursue, follow
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Sense 23
follow
=> understand
Sense 24
stick to, stick with, follow
=> persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on
'Cause To' of verb follow
1 of 24 senses of follow
Sense 10
follow
=> follow
Derived Forms of verb follow
4 of 24 senses of follow
Sense 1
follow
RELATED TO>(noun) follower#2
=> follower
RELATED TO>(noun) following#2
=> pursuit, chase, pursual, following
Sense 9
adopt, follow, espouse
RELATED TO>(noun) following#1
=> following, followers
Sense 18
follow
RELATED TO>(noun) follower#1
=> follower
RELATED TO>(noun) following#1
=> following, followers
Sense 22
pursue, follow
RELATED TO>(noun) follower#2
=> follower
RELATED TO>(noun) following#2
=> pursuit, chase, pursual, following
Domain of verb follow
1 of 24 senses of follow
Sense 15
play along, accompany, follow
TOPIC>(noun) music#3
Domain Terms of verb follow
Familiarity of verb follow
follow used as a verb is very familiar (polysemy count =24)
Sample Sentences of verb follow
24 senses of follow
Sense 1
follow
EX: Sam cannot follow Sue
EX: They follow the car down the avenue
Sense 2
postdate, follow
*> Something ----s something
Sense 3
follow, fall out
*> Something ----s
*> It ----s that CLAUSE
Sense 4
follow, travel along
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 5
comply, follow, abide by
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s PP
=> Somebody ----s something
Sense 6
follow, come after
*> Something ----s something
Sense 7
follow, conform to
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Sense 8
follow
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 9
adopt, follow, espouse
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 10
follow
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 11
take after, follow
EX: Sam cannot follow Sue
Sense 12
trace, follow
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 13
watch, observe, follow, watch over, keep an eye on
EX: The children follow the ball
Sense 14
succeed, come after, follow
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 15
play along, accompany, follow
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 16
keep up, keep abreast, follow
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 17
come, follow
*> Something is ----ing PP
Sense 18
follow
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 19
follow
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 20
be, follow
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 21
surveil, follow, survey
EX: They want to follow the prisoners
Sense 22
pursue, follow
EX: They follow the car down the avenue
Sense 23
follow
EX: Sam and Sue follow the movie
Sense 24
stick to, stick with, follow
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s VERB-ing
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb follow
18 of 24 senses of follow
Sense 1
follow
> travel, go, move, locomote
=> go around, spread, circulate
=> carry
=> ease
=> whish
=> float
=> swap
=> seek
=> whine
=> fly
=> ride
=> come
=> ghost
=> betake oneself
=> pass over, overfly
=> travel
=> wend
=> do
=> raft
=> get around, get about
=> repair, resort
=> cruise
=> travel, journey
=> come, come up
=> round
=> trundle
=> push
=> travel purposefully
=> swing
=> roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond
=> walk, take the air
=> weave, wind, thread, meander, wander
=> forge, spurt, spirt
=> crawl, creep
=> scramble
=> slither, slide
=> wheel, roll
=> glide
=> bounce, jounce
=> breeze
=> float, drift, be adrift, blow
=> play
=> float, swim
=> walk
=> turn, move around
=> circle
=> slice into, slice through
=> stray, err, drift
=> run
=> step
=> drive, motor
=> automobile
=> ski
=> fly, wing
=> steamer, steam
=> tram
=> taxi
=> ferry
=> caravan
=> ride, sit
=> prance
=> swim
=> rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise
=> ascend, go up
=> descend, fall, go down, come down
=> fall
=> zigzag, crank
=> follow, travel along
=> advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on
=> withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back
=> retrograde
=> proceed, go forward, continue
=> back
=> pan
=> follow
=> precede, lead
=> pursue, follow
=> return, go back, get back, come back
=> derail, jump
=> flock
=> accompany
=> billow
=> circulate
=> circle, circulate
=> angle
=> pass, go through, go across
=> travel by, pass by, surpass, go past, go by, pass
=> travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip
=> speed
=> zoom
=> drive
=> rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along
=> trail, shack
=> shuttle
=> hiss, whoosh
=> whisk
=> career
=> circuit
=> lance
=> outflank, go around
=> propagate
=> draw
=> transfer, change
=> swash
=> pace
=> step, tread
=> step
=> hurtle
=> retreat
=> whistle
=> island hop
=> plow, plough
=> lurch
=> sift
=> fall
=> drag
=> run
=> bang
=> precess
=> travel, move around
=> ride
=> snowshoe
=> beetle
Sense 3
follow, fall out
> result, ensue
=> come
=> be due, flow from
=> follow, fall out
=> follow, come after
Sense 4
follow, travel along
> travel, go, move, locomote
=> go around, spread, circulate
=> carry
=> ease
=> whish
=> float
=> swap
=> seek
=> whine
=> fly
=> ride
=> come
=> ghost
=> betake oneself
=> pass over, overfly
=> travel
=> wend
=> do
=> raft
=> get around, get about
=> repair, resort
=> cruise
=> travel, journey
=> come, come up
=> round
=> trundle
=> push
=> travel purposefully
=> swing
=> roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond
=> walk, take the air
=> weave, wind, thread, meander, wander
=> forge, spurt, spirt
=> crawl, creep
=> scramble
=> slither, slide
=> wheel, roll
=> glide
=> bounce, jounce
=> breeze
=> float, drift, be adrift, blow
=> play
=> float, swim
=> walk
=> turn, move around
=> circle
=> slice into, slice through
=> stray, err, drift
=> run
=> step
=> drive, motor
=> automobile
=> ski
=> fly, wing
=> steamer, steam
=> tram
=> taxi
=> ferry
=> caravan
=> ride, sit
=> prance
=> swim
=> rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise
=> ascend, go up
=> descend, fall, go down, come down
=> fall
=> zigzag, crank
=> follow, travel along
=> advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on
=> withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back
=> retrograde
=> proceed, go forward, continue
=> back
=> pan
=> follow
=> precede, lead
=> pursue, follow
=> return, go back, get back, come back
=> derail, jump
=> flock
=> accompany
=> billow
=> circulate
=> circle, circulate
=> angle
=> pass, go through, go across
=> travel by, pass by, surpass, go past, go by, pass
=> travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip
=> speed
=> zoom
=> drive
=> rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along
=> trail, shack
=> shuttle
=> hiss, whoosh
=> whisk
=> career
=> circuit
=> lance
=> outflank, go around
=> propagate
=> draw
=> transfer, change
=> swash
=> pace
=> step, tread
=> step
=> hurtle
=> retreat
=> whistle
=> island hop
=> plow, plough
=> lurch
=> sift
=> fall
=> drag
=> run
=> bang
=> precess
=> travel, move around
=> ride
=> snowshoe
=> beetle
Sense 5
comply, follow, abide by
> obey
=> comply, follow, abide by
=> take orders
=> heed, mind, listen
Sense 6
follow, come after
> result, ensue
=> come
=> be due, flow from
=> follow, fall out
=> follow, come after
Sense 7
follow, conform to
> imitate, copy, simulate
=> follow, conform to
=> mock
=> take off
=> mimic, mime
=> model, pattern
=> take after, follow
=> emulate
Sense 8
follow
> be
=> stretch, stretch along
=> attend, go to
=> occupy, fill
=> dwell, live, inhabit
=> inhabit, occupy
=> stand back, keep one's eyes off, keep one's distance, keep one's hands off, stay away
=> reach, extend to, touch
=> run, go, pass, lead, extend
=> go, lead
=> cover, continue, extend
=> extend, poke out, reach out
=> lie
=> sit
=> face
=> straddle
=> follow
=> center on
=> lie, rest
=> belong, go
=> come
Sense 9
adopt, follow, espouse
> choose, take, select, pick out
=> empanel, impanel, panel
=> anoint
=> field
=> sieve, sift
=> draw
=> dial
=> plump, go
=> pick
=> elect
=> excerpt, extract, take out
=> cull out, winnow
=> cream off, skim off
=> sieve out, pick over
=> assign, specify, set apart
=> single out
=> think of
=> specify, set, determine, fix, limit
=> adopt, follow, espouse
=> screen, screen out, sieve, sort
=> vote in
=> elect
=> nominate, propose
=> vote
=> side, go with
Sense 11
take after, follow
> imitate, copy, simulate
=> follow, conform to
=> mock
=> take off
=> mimic, mime
=> model, pattern
=> take after, follow
=> emulate
Sense 12
trace, follow
> analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas
=> anatomize
=> diagnose, name
=> diagnose
=> survey, appraise
=> survey
=> compare
=> check, check up on, look into, check out, suss out, check over, go over, check into
=> assay
=> review, reexamine
=> audit, scrutinize, scrutinise, inspect
=> screen
=> trace, follow
=> investigate, look into
=> sieve, sift
=> view, consider, look at
Sense 13
watch, observe, follow, watch over, keep an eye on
> check, check up on, look into, check out, suss out, check over, go over, check into
=> watch, observe, follow, watch over, keep an eye on
Sense 15
play along, accompany, follow
> play
=> sound off, strike up
=> swing
=> symphonize, symphonise
=> play along, accompany, follow
=> bow
Sense 17
come, follow
> originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up, grow
=> resurge
=> come forth, emerge
=> come, follow
=> well up, swell
=> head
Sense 18
follow
> act, behave, do
=> act involuntarily, act reflexively
=> fall over backwards, bend over backwards
=> presume
=> vulgarize, vulgarise
=> optimize, optimise
=> quack
=> menace
=> make
=> swagger, bluster, swash
=> freeze
=> wanton
=> romanticize
=> sentimentalise, sentimentalize, sentimentize, sentimentise
=> bungle
=> play, toy
=> act, play, act as
=> stooge
=> joke, jest
=> piffle
=> make
=> make as if
=> break down, lose it, snap
=> dally, dawdle
=> backslap
=> hugger mugger
=> sauce
=> footle
=> frivol, trifle
=> swell, puff up
=> follow
=> relax, loosen up
=> ramp, rage, storm
Sense 19
follow
> practice, apply, use
=> follow
Sense 22
pursue, follow
> travel, go, move, locomote
=> go around, spread, circulate
=> carry
=> ease
=> whish
=> float
=> swap
=> seek
=> whine
=> fly
=> ride
=> come
=> ghost
=> betake oneself
=> pass over, overfly
=> travel
=> wend
=> do
=> raft
=> get around, get about
=> repair, resort
=> cruise
=> travel, journey
=> come, come up
=> round
=> trundle
=> push
=> travel purposefully
=> swing
=> roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond
=> walk, take the air
=> weave, wind, thread, meander, wander
=> forge, spurt, spirt
=> crawl, creep
=> scramble
=> slither, slide
=> wheel, roll
=> glide
=> bounce, jounce
=> breeze
=> float, drift, be adrift, blow
=> play
=> float, swim
=> walk
=> turn, move around
=> circle
=> slice into, slice through
=> stray, err, drift
=> run
=> step
=> drive, motor
=> automobile
=> ski
=> fly, wing
=> steamer, steam
=> tram
=> taxi
=> ferry
=> caravan
=> ride, sit
=> prance
=> swim
=> rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise
=> ascend, go up
=> descend, fall, go down, come down
=> fall
=> zigzag, crank
=> follow, travel along
=> advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on
=> withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back
=> retrograde
=> proceed, go forward, continue
=> back
=> pan
=> follow
=> precede, lead
=> pursue, follow
=> return, go back, get back, come back
=> derail, jump
=> flock
=> accompany
=> billow
=> circulate
=> circle, circulate
=> angle
=> pass, go through, go across
=> travel by, pass by, surpass, go past, go by, pass
=> travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip
=> speed
=> zoom
=> drive
=> rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along
=> trail, shack
=> shuttle
=> hiss, whoosh
=> whisk
=> career
=> circuit
=> lance
=> outflank, go around
=> propagate
=> draw
=> transfer, change
=> swash
=> pace
=> step, tread
=> step
=> hurtle
=> retreat
=> whistle
=> island hop
=> plow, plough
=> lurch
=> sift
=> fall
=> drag
=> run
=> bang
=> precess
=> travel, move around
=> ride
=> snowshoe
=> beetle
Sense 23
follow
> understand
=> grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend
=> sense
=> follow
=> catch, get
=> touch
=> understand, read, interpret, translate
=> read
=> interpret, construe, see
=> make out
=> solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work
=> penetrate, fathom, bottom
Sense 24
stick to, stick with, follow
> persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on
=> obstinate
=> ask for it, ask for trouble
=> plug, plug away
=> stick to, stick with, follow
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb follow
Sense 2
postdate, follow
Sense 6
follow, come after
=> result, ensue
Sense 8
follow
=> be
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Sense 5
comply, follow, abide by
=> obey
Sense 9
adopt, follow, espouse
=> choose, take, select, pick out
Sense 24
stick to, stick with, follow
=> persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on
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Sense 12
trace, follow
=> analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas
Sense 13
watch, observe, follow, watch over, keep an eye on
=> check, check up on, look into, check out, suss out, check over, go over, check into
Sense 16
keep up, keep abreast, follow
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Sense 21
surveil, follow, survey
Sense 22
pursue, follow
=> travel, go, move, locomote
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Sense 1
follow
=> travel, go, move, locomote
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Sense 3
follow, fall out
=> result, ensue
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Sense 4
follow, travel along
=> travel, go, move, locomote
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Sense 7
follow, conform to
=> imitate, copy, simulate
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Sense 10
follow
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Sense 11
take after, follow
=> imitate, copy, simulate
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Sense 14
succeed, come after, follow
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Sense 15
play along, accompany, follow
=> play
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Sense 17
come, follow
=> originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up, grow
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Sense 18
follow
=> act, behave, do
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Sense 19
follow
=> practice, apply, use
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Sense 20
be, follow
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Sense 23
follow
=> understand
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Grep of verb follow
follow
follow out
follow suit
follow through
follow up
follow up on
Grep of adj follow
following
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