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Follow [Verb intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. To come after another.

2. The famine - shall follow close after you. Jeremiah 42:16 .

3. To attend; to accompany.

4. To be posterior in time; as following ages.

5. To be consequential, as effect to cause. From such measures, great mischiefs must follow

6. To result, as an inference. The facts may be admitted, but the inference drawn from them does not follow

7. To follow on, to continue pursuit or endeavor; to persevere.

8. Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord.

9. Hosea 6.

Follow [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. To go after or behind; to walk, ride or move behind, but in the same direction. Soldiers will usually follow a brave officer.

2. To pursue; to chase; as an enemy, or as game.

3. To accompany; to attend in a journey.

4. And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode on the camels, and followed the man. Genesis 24:5 .

5. To accompany; to be of the same company; to attend, for any purpose. Luke 5:27 .

6. To succeed in order of time; to come after; as a storm is followed by a calm.

7. Signs following signs lead on the mighty year.

8. To be consequential; to result from, as effect from a cause. Intemperance is often followed by disease or poverty, or by both.

9. To result from, as an inference or deduction. It follows from these facts that the accused is guilty.

10. To pursue with the eye; to keep the eyes fixed on a moving body. He followed or his eyes followed the ship, till it was beyond sight.

11. He followed with his eyes the fleeting shade.

12. To imitate; to copy; as, to follow a pattern or model; to follow fashion.

13. To embrace; to adopt and maintain; to have or entertain like opinions; to think or believe like another; as, to follow the opinions and tenets of a philsophic sect; to follow Plato.

14. To obey; to observe; to practice; to act in conformity to. It is our duty to follow the commands of Christ. Good soldiers follow the orders of their general; good servants follow the directions of their master.

15. To pursue as an object of desire; to endeavor to obtain.

16. Follow peace with all men. Hebrews 12:14 .

17. To use; to practice; to make the chief business; as, to follow the trade of a carpenter; to follow the profession of law.

18. To adhere to; to side with.

19. The house of Judah followed David. 2 Samuel 2:10 .

20. To adhere to; to honor; to worship; to serve.

21. If the Lord be God, follow him. 1 Kings 18:21 .

22. To be led or guided by.

23. Wo to the foolish prophets, who follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing. Ezekiel 13:3 .

24. To move on in the same course or direction; to be guided by; as, to follow a track or course.

Follow [Verb intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.

Follow [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. To go or come after; to move behind in the same path or direction; hence, to go with (a leader, guide, etc.); to accompany; to attend.

2. To endeavor to overtake; to go in pursuit of; to chase; to pursue; to prosecute.

3. 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. To copy after; to take as an example.

5. To succeed in order of time, rank, or office.

6. To result from, as an effect from a cause, or an inference from a premise.

7. 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. To walk in, as a road or course; to attend upon closely, as a profession or calling.

Followed [Participle passive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Pursued; succeeded; accompanied; attended; imitated; obeyed; observed; practiced; adhered to.

Followed [Imperfect tense and past participle] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Follower [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. One who comes, goes or moves after another, in the same course.

2. One that takes another as his guide in doctrines, opinions or example; one who receives the opinions, and imitates the example of another; an adherent; an imitator.

3. That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who, through faith and patience, inherit the promises. Hebrews 6:12 .

4. One who obeys, worships and honors.

5. Be ye followers of God, as dear children. Ephesians 5:1 .

6. An adherent; a disciple; one who embraces the same system; as a follower of Plato.

7. An attendant; a companion; an associate or a dependent. The warrior distributed the plunder among his followers.

8. No follower but a friend.

9. One under the command of another.

10. One of the same faction or party.

Follower [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. One who follows; a pursuer; an attendant; a disciple; a dependent associate; a retainer.

2. A sweetheart; a beau.

3. The removable flange, or cover, of a piston. See Illust. of Piston.

4. A gland. See Illust. of Stuffing box.

5. The part of a machine that receives motion from another part. See Driver.

6. Among law stationers, a sheet of parchment or paper which is added to the first sheet of an indenture or other deed.

Following [Participle present tense] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Coming or going after or behind; pursuing; attending; imitating; succeeding in time; resulting from as an effect or an inference; adhering to; obeying, observing; using, practicing; proceeding in the same course.

Following [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Next after; succeeding; ensuing; as, the assembly was held on the following day.

2. (In the field of a telescope) In the direction from which stars are apparently moving (in consequence of the earth's rotation); as, a small star, north following or south following. In the direction toward which stars appear to move is called preceding.

Following [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. One's followers, adherents, or dependents, collectively.

2. Vocation; business; profession.

Following [Present participle and verbal noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Sequence Roget’s Thesaurus §63

N. sequence, coming after, going after &c. # (following) 281, consecution, succession, posteriority, continuation, order of succession, successiveness, paracme, secondariness, subordinancy, afterbirth, afterburden, placenta, secundines

V. succeed, come after, come on, come next, follow, ensue, step into the shoes of, alternate, place after, suffix, append

Adj. succeeding, sequent, subsequent, consequent, sequacious, proximate, next, consecutive, alternate, amoebean, latter, posterior

Adv. after, subsequently, behind

Sequence Roget’s Thesaurus §281

N. sequence, coming after, (time) 117, following pursuit, follower, attendant, satellite, shadow, dangler, train

V. follow, pursue, go after, fly after, attend, beset, dance attendance on, dog, tread in the steps of, tread close upon, be in the wake of, be in the trail of, be in the rear of, go in the wake of, go in the trail of, go in the rear of, follow in the wake of, follow in the trail of, follow in the rear of, follow as a shadow, hang on the skirts of, tread on the heels of, follow on the heels of, camp on the trail

Adj. subsequent, next, succeeding, following

Adv. behind, in the rear, in the train of, in the wake of, after, (time) 117

Demonstration Roget’s Thesaurus §478

N. {ant. 479} demonstration, proof, rigorous # proof, conclusiveness, apodeixis, apodixis, probation, comprobation|, logic of facts, experimentum crucis, argument, rigorous establishment, absolute establishment, conviction, cogency, (persuasion) 484

V. demonstrate, prove, establish, make good, show, evince, manifest, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, verify settle the question, reduce to demonstration, set the question at rest, make out, make out a case, prove one's point, have the best of the argument, draw a conclusion, follow, follow of course, follow as a matter of course, follow necessarily, stand to reason, hold good, hold water, convince, persuade (belief) 484

Adj. demonstrating, demonstrative, demonstrable, probative, unanswerable, conclusive, apodictic, apodeictic, apodeictical, irresistible, irrefutable, irrefragable, necessary, categorical, decisive, crucial, demonstrated, proven, unconfuted, unanswered, unrefuted, evident, deducible, consequential, consectary, inferential, following, convincing, cogent, persuasive (believable) 484

Adv. of course, in consequence, consequently, as a matter of course, necessarily, of necessity

Phr. probatum est, there is nothing more to be said, quod est demonstrandum, q, e, d, it must follow, exitus acta probat

Intelligibility Roget’s Thesaurus §518

N. intelligibility, clearness, explicitness, lucidity, comprehensibility, perspicuity, legibility, plain speaking, precision, θωνᾶντα συνετοῖσι, a word to the wise

V. be intelligible, speak for itself, speak volumes, tell its own tale, lie on the surface, render intelligible, popularize, simplify, clear up, elucidate, understand, comprehend, take, take in, catch, grasp, follow, collect, master, make out, see with half an eye, see daylight, see one's way, enter into the ideas of, come to an understanding

Adj. intelligible, clear, clear as day, clear as noonday, lucid, perspicuous, transpicuous, luminous, transparent, easily understood, easy to understand, for the million, intelligible to the meanest capacity, popularized, plain, distinct, explicit, positive, definite, graphic, expressive, illustrative, unambiguous, unequivocal, unmistakable, unconfused, legible, recognizable, obvious

Adv. in plain terms, in plain words, in plain english

Phr. he that runs may read

Pursuit Roget’s Thesaurus §622

N. pursuit, pursuing, prosecution, pursuance, enterprise, business, adventure, quest, scramble, hue and cry, game, hobby, still-hunt, chase, hunt, battue, race, steeple chase, hunting, coursing, venation, venery, fox chase, sport, sporting, shooting, angling, fishing, hawking, shikar, pursuer, hunter, huntsman, shikari, sportsman, nimrod, hound

V. pursue, prosecute, follow, run after, make after, be after, hunt after, prowl after, shadow, carry on, engage in, set about, endeavor, court seek, aim at, follow the trail, fish for, press on, run a race, chase, give chase, course, dog, hunt, hound, tread on the heels, follow on the heels of, &c. (sequence) 281, rush upon, rush headlong ride full tilt at, run full tilt at, make a leap at, jump at, snatch at run down, start game, tread a path, take a course, hold- a course, shape one's steps, direct one's steps, bend one's steps, course, play a game, fight one's way, elbow one's way, follow up, take to, take up, go in for, ride one's hobby

Adj. pursuing, in quest of in pursuit, in full cry, in hot pursuit, on the scent

Adv. in pursuance of, after

Int. tallyho, yoicks, soho

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Genesis 19:3

And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.

But Lot insisted so strongly that they followed him into his house. He prepared a feast for them and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.

Genesis 24:5

And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?

The servant asked him, “What if the woman is unwilling to follow me to this land? Shall I then take your son back to the land from which you came?”

Genesis 24:8

And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again.

And if the woman is unwilling to follow you, then you are released from this oath of mine. Only do not take my son back there.”

Genesis 24:39

And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.

Then I asked my master, ‘What if the woman will not come back with me?’

Genesis 24:61

And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way.

Then Rebekah and her servant girls got ready, mounted the camels, and followed the man. So the servant took Rebekah and left.

Genesis 32:19

And so commanded he the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying, On this manner shall ye speak unto Esau, when ye find him.

He also instructed the second, the third, and all those following behind the herds: “When you meet Esau, you are to say the same thing to him.

Genesis 41:30

And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;

but seven years of famine will follow them. Then all the abundance in the land of Egypt will be forgotten, and the famine will devastate the land.

Genesis 41:31

And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very grievous.

The abundance in the land will not be remembered, since the famine that follows it will be so severe.

Genesis 44:4

And when they were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?

They had not gone far from the city when Joseph told his steward, “Pursue the men at once, and when you overtake them, ask, ‘Why have you repaid good with evil?

Genesis 45:17

And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye; lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan;

Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘Do as follows: Load your animals and return to the land of Canaan.

Genesis 45:23

And to his father he sent after this manner; ten asses laden with the good things of Egypt, and ten she asses laden with corn and bread and meat for his father by the way.

And he sent to his father the following: ten donkeys loaded with the best of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain and bread and provisions for his father’s journey.

Exodus 11:8

And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and bow down themselves unto me, saying, Get thee out, and all the people that follow thee: and after that I will go out. And he went out from Pharaoh in a great anger.

And all these officials of yours will come and bow before me, saying, ‘Go, you and all the people who follow you!’ After that, I will depart.” And hot with anger, Moses left Pharaoh’s presence.

Exodus 14:4

And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, that he shall follow after them; and I will be honoured upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; that the Egyptians may know that I am the LORD. And they did so.

And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart so that he will pursue them. But I will gain honor by means of Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD.” So this is what the Israelites did.

Exodus 14:17

And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.

And I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them. Then I will gain honor by means of Pharaoh and all his army and chariots and horsemen.

Exodus 14:23

And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them to the midst of the sea, even all Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.

And the Egyptians chased after them—all Pharaoh’s horses, chariots, and horsemen—and followed them into the sea.

Exodus 15:20

And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.

Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her with tambourines and dancing.

Exodus 16:4

Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no.

Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain down bread from heaven for you. Each day the people are to go out and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test whether or not they will follow My instructions.

Exodus 18:23

If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place in peace.

If you follow this advice and God so directs you, then you will be able to endure, and all these people can go home in peace.”

Exodus 21:22

If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman’s husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.

If men who are fighting strike a pregnant woman and her child is born prematurely, but there is no further injury, he shall surely be fined as the woman’s husband demands and as the court allows.

Exodus 21:23

And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life,

But if a serious injury results, then you must require a life for a life—