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follow
A	verb
	1	keep up, keep abreast, follow
			keep informed; "He kept up on his country's foreign policies"

	2	follow, conform to
			behave in accordance or in agreement with; "Follow a pattern"; "Follow my example"
		Category Tree: produce; make; create ╚reproduce ╚imitate; copy; simulate ╚follow, conform to ╚go by
	3	stick to, stick with, follow
			keep to; "Stick to your principles"; "stick to the diet"
		Category Tree: keep; maintain; hold ╚continue; uphold; carry on; bear on; preserve ╚persevere; persist; hang in; hang on; hold on ╚stick to, stick with, follow
	4	follow
			grasp the meaning; "Can you follow her argument?"; "When he lectures, I cannot follow"
		Category Tree: understand ╚follow
	5	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"
		Category Tree: analyze; analyse; study; examine; canvass; canvas ╚trace, follow
	6	play along, accompany, follow
			perform an accompaniment to; "The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano"
		Category Tree: make; create ╚re-create ╚perform ╚play ╚play along, accompany, follow
	7	take after, follow
			imitate in behavior; take as a model; "Teenagers follow their friends in everything"
		Category Tree: produce; make; create ╚reproduce ╚imitate; copy; simulate ╚take after, follow
	8	follow, travel along
			travel along a certain course; "follow the road"; "follow the trail"
		Category Tree: travel; go; move; locomote ╚follow, travel along ╚ascend ╚heel
	9	follow
			to travel behind, go after, come after; "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum"
		Category Tree: travel; go; move; locomote ╚follow ╚carry ╚shadow ╚tailgate ╚lag; dawdle; fall back; fall behind
	10	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"
		Category Tree: travel; go; move; locomote ╚pursue, follow ╚haunt; stalk ╚chase; chase after; trail; tail; tag; give chase; dog; go after; track ╚stalk
	11	surveil, follow, survey
			keep under surveillance; "The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing"

	12	adopt, follow, espouse
			choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"
		Category Tree: decide; make up one's mind; determine ╚choose; take; select; pick out ╚adopt, follow, espouse ╚adhere; stick
	13	succeed, come after, follow
			be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?"

	14	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"

	15	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"
		Category Tree: analyze; analyse; study; examine; canvass; canvas ╚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 ╚invigilate; proctor ╚guard ╚keep tabs on
	16	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"
		Category Tree: change ╚adjust; conform; adapt ╚obey ╚comply, follow, abide by ╚conform to ╚toe the line ╚oblige; accommodate
	17	follow
			adhere to or practice; "These people still follow the laws of their ancient religion"
		Category Tree: practice; apply; use ╚follow
	18	follow
			accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of; "Let's follow our great helmsman!"; "She followed a guru for years"
		Category Tree: act; behave; do ╚follow
	19	come, follow
			to be the product or result; "Melons come from a vine"; "Understanding comes from experience"
		Category Tree: become ╚originate; arise; rise; develop; uprise; spring up; grow ╚come, follow
	20	postdate, follow
			be later in time; "Tuesday always follows Monday"

	21	follow, fall out
			come as a logical consequence; follow logically; "It follows that your assertion is false"; "the theorem falls out nicely"
		Category Tree: be ╚prove; turn out; turn up ╚result; ensue ╚follow, fall out
	22	follow, come after
			come after in time, as a result; "A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake"
		Category Tree: be ╚prove; turn out; turn up ╚result; ensue ╚follow, come after
	23	follow
			be next; "Mary plays best, with John and Sue following"
		Category Tree: be ╚follow
	24	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"

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