follow - Meaning in Hindi

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follow - Meaning in Hindi

follow Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of follow in English

follow verb

1. be the successor (of)

   Synonyms

   come after, succeed

   Examples

   • "Carter followed Ford"
   • "Will Charles succeed to the throne?"
2. to bring something about at a later time than

   Examples

   • "He followed his lecture with a question and answer period"
   • "She followed dinner with a brandy"
3. be next

   Example

   • "Mary plays best, with John and Sue following"
4. come after in time, as a result

   Synonyms

   come after

   Example

   • "A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake"
5. come as a logical consequence; follow logically

   Synonyms

   fall out

   Examples

   • "It follows that your assertion is false"
   • "the theorem falls out nicely"
6. be later in time

   Synonyms

   postdate

   Example

   • "Tuesday always follows Monday"
7. to be the product or result

   Synonyms

   come

   Examples

   • "Melons come from a vine"
   • "Understanding comes from experience"
8. accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of

   Examples

   • "Let's follow our great helmsman!"
   • "She followed a guru for years"
9. adhere to or practice

   Example

   • "These people still follow the laws of their ancient religion"
10. act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes

    Synonyms

    abide by, comply

    Examples

    • "abide by the rules"
    • "Follow these simple rules"
    • "He complied with my instructions"
    • "You must comply or else!"
11. follow with the eyes or the mind

    Synonyms

    keep an eye on, observe, watch over, watch, watch

    Examples

    • "Keep an eye on the baby, please!"
    • "She followed the men with the binoculars"
    • "The world is watching Sarajevo"
12. work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function

    Synonyms

    be, be, be

    Examples

    • "He is a herpetologist"
    • "She is our resident philosopher"
13. keep informed

    Synonyms

    keep abreast, keep up

    Example

    • "He kept up on his country's foreign policies"
14. choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans

    Synonyms

    adopt, espouse

    Examples

    • "She followed the feminist movement"
    • "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"
15. keep under surveillance

    Synonyms

    surveil, survey, survey

    Example

    • "The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing"
16. follow in or as if in pursuit

    Synonyms

    pursue

    Examples

    • "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life"
    • "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"
17. to travel behind, go after, come after

    Examples

    • "Please follow the guide through the museum"
    • "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"
18. travel along a certain course

    Synonyms

    travel along

    Examples

    • "follow the road"
    • "follow the trail"
19. imitate in behavior; take as a model

    Synonyms

    take after

    Example

    • "Teenagers follow their friends in everything"
20. perform an accompaniment to

    Synonyms

    accompany, play along

    Example

    • "The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano"
21. follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something

    Synonyms

    trace, trace

    Examples

    • "trace one's ancestry"
    • "trace the student's progress"
    • "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba"
22. grasp the meaning

    Examples

    • "Can you follow her argument?"
    • "When he lectures, I cannot follow"
23. keep to

    Synonyms

    stick to, stick with

    Examples

    • "stick to the diet"
    • "Stick to your principles"
24. behave in accordance or in agreement with

    Synonyms

    conform to

    Examples

    • "Follow a pattern"
    • "Follow my example"

Synonyms of follow

• keep abreast, keep up
• conform to
• stick to, stick with
• trace
• accompany, play along
• take after
• travel along
• pursue
• surveil, survey
• adopt, espouse
• come after, succeed
• be
• keep an eye on, observe, watch, watch over
• abide by, comply
• come
• postdate
• fall out
• come after

Antonyms of follow

lead, precede

More matches for follow

noun 

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