Follow in a sentence (esp. good sentence like quote, proverb...)

Synonym: ensue, obey, pursue, succeed, trace, trail, use. Antonym: lead, precede. Similar words: follow up, following, as follows, follow through, allow, swallow, pillow, shallow. Meaning: ['fɑləʊ /'fɒl-]

v. 1. to travel behind, go after, come after 2. be later in time 3. come as a logical consequence; follow logically 4. travel along a certain course 5. act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes 6. come after in time, as a result 7. behave in accordance or in agreement with 8. be next 9. choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans 10. to bring something about at a later time than 11. imitate in behavior; take as a model 12. follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something 13. follow with the eyes or the mind 14. be the successor (of) 15. perform an accompaniment to 16. keep informed 17. to be the product or result 18. accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of 19. adhere to or practice 20. work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function 21. keep under surveillance 22. follow in or as if in pursuit 23. grasp the meaning 24. keep to.

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151. The book was delivered yesterday with a note saying the bill for it would follow in a day or two.

152. He does not want to follow his father into a scientific career.

153. There are so many different strands to the plot that it's quite hard to follow.

154. She's not in the office but it doesn't necessarily follow that she's ill.

155. I couldn't follow the talk because he kept jumping about from one topic to another.

156. To follow and absorb a newspaper article is a little bit hard as it requires a high level of mental involvement.

157. Young Italians follow football like we follow the royal family.

158. He gave a jerk of his head, indicating that we should follow him.

159. I suggest you follow Rosie's example and start doing regular exercise.

160. Young as I am, I already know what career I want to follow.

161. Efforts to persuade the remainder to follow suit have continued.Sentencedict

162. I found it hard to follow what the teacher was saying, and eventually I lost concentration.

163. If you follow a few simple maxims, your business should be a success.

164. He tried to follow Jack's footsteps in the snow and tripped on a rock.

165. He wants companies to follow the European model of social responsibility.

166. Some state schools follow the example of private schools in asking parents to donate money.

167. You have to follow the instructions exactly, you can't just jump a few steps ahead.

168. I can't follow the logic of what you are saying.

169. The company made a declaration of intent to follow an equal opportunities policy.

170. The streets of Baghdad were almost deserted today as Iraqis turned into their radio to follow the court proceedings.

171. The drunk lurched to his feet and tried to follow us.

172. His talk was hard to follow because he kept jumping from one subject to another.

173. John then unlocked the front door and I started to follow him up the stairs.

174. His release turned out to follow the pattern set by that of the other six hostages.

175. If you follow all the steps, nothing will go wrong.

176. Some MPs refused to follow / toe the party line on defence.

177. We follow very strict guidelines on the use and storage of personal details on computers.

178. Budget companies have been so successful that other airlines have had to follow suit and lower their fares.

179. The effects of the sun can be significantly reduced if we follow certain guidelines.

180. I never follow recipes exactly when I cook - I just use them as rough guides.

More similar words: follow up, following, as follows, follow through, allow, swallow, pillow, shallow, allow for, yellow, roll out, colloquial, fold, folk, unfold, portfolio, low, flow, below, lower, toll, doll, roll, poll, glower, blow up, blow out, blow off, slow down, roll in.