Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Follow \Fol"low\, n.
   The art or process of following; specif., in some games, as
   billiards, a stroke causing a ball to follow another ball
   after hitting it. Also used adjectively; as, follow shot.

Follow \Fol"low\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Followed}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Following}.][OE. foluwen, folwen, folgen, AS. folgian,
   fylgean, fylgan; akin to D. volgen, OHG. folg?n, G. folgen,
   Icel. fylgja, Sw. f["o]lja, Dan. f["o]lge, and perh. to E.
   folk.]
   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.

            It waves me forth again; I'll follow it. --Shak.

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

            I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they
            shall follow them.                    --Ex. xiv. 17.

   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.

            Approve the best, and follow what I approve.
                                                  --Milton.

            Follow peace with all men.            --Heb. xii.
                                                  14.

            It is most agreeable to some men to follow their
            reason; and to others to follow their appetites.
                                                  --J. Edwards.

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

            We had rather follow the perfections of them whom we
            like not, than in defects resemble them whom we
            love.                                 --Hooker.

   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.

            He followed with his eyes the flitting shade.
                                                  --Dryden.

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

            O, had I but followed the arts!       --Shak.

            O Antony! I have followed thee to this. --Shak.

   {Follow board} (Founding), a board on which the pattern and
      the flask lie while the sand is rammed into the flask.
      --Knight.

   {To follow the hounds}, to hunt with dogs.

   {To follow suit} (Card Playing), to play a card of the same
      suit as the leading card; hence, colloquially, to follow
      an example set.

   {To follow up}, to pursue indefatigably.

   Syn: Syn.- To pursue; chase; go after; attend; accompany;
        succeed; imitate; copy; embrace; maintain.

   Usage: - To {Follow}, {Pursue}. To follow (v.t.) denotes
          simply to go after; to pursue denotes to follow with
          earnestness, and with a view to attain some definite
          object; as, a hound pursues the deer. So a person
          follows a companion whom he wishes to overtake on a
          journey; the officers of justice pursue a felon who
          has escaped from prison.

Follow \Fol"low\, v. i.
   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.

   Syn: Syn.- To {Follow}, {Succeed}, {Ensue}.

   Usage: To follow (v.i.) means simply to come after; as, a
          crowd followed. To succeed means to come after in some
          regular series or succession; as, day succeeds to day,
          and night to night. To ensue means to follow by some
          established connection or principle of sequence. As
          wave follows wave, revolution succeeds to revolution;
          and nothing ensues but accumulated wretchedness.

Source : WordNet®

follow
     v 1: to travel behind, go after, come after; "The ducklings
          followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow
          the guide through the museum" [ant: {precede}]
     2: be later in time; "Tuesday always follows Monday" [syn: {postdate}]
        [ant: {predate}]
     3: come as a logical consequence; follow logically; "It follows
        that your assertion is false"; "the theorem falls out
        nicely" [syn: {fall out}]
     4: travel along a certain course; "follow the road"; "follow
        the trail" [syn: {travel along}]
     5: 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"
        [syn: {comply}, {abide by}]
     6: come after in time, as a result; "A terrible tsunami
        followed the earthquake" [syn: {come after}]
     7: behave in accordance or in agreement with; "Follow a
        pattern"; "Follow my example" [syn: {conform to}]
     8: be next; "Mary plays best, with John and Sue following"
     9: choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies,
        strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement";
        "The candidate espouses Republican ideals" [syn: {adopt},
        {espouse}]
     10: 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: imitate in behavior; take as a model; "Teenagers follow
         their friends in everything" [syn: {take after}]
     12: follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of
         something; "We must follow closely the economic
         development is Cuba" ; "trace the student's progress"
         [syn: {trace}]
     13: 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" [syn: {watch}, {observe}, {watch
         over}, {keep an eye on}]
     14: be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles
         succeed to the throne?" [syn: {succeed}, {come after}]
         [ant: {precede}]
     15: perform an accompaniment to; "The orchestra could barely
         follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano" [syn: {play
         along}, {accompany}]
     16: keep informed; "He kept up on his country's foreign
         policies" [syn: {keep up}, {keep abreast}]
     17: to be the product or result; "Melons come from a vine";
         "Understanding comes from experience" [syn: {come}]
     18: accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of;
         "Let's follow our great helmsman!"; "She followed a guru
         for years"
     19: adhere to or practice; "These people still follow the laws
         of their ancient religion"
     20: work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a
         specific function; "He is a herpetologist"; "She is our
         resident philosopher" [syn: {be}]
     21: keep under surveillance; "The police had been following him
         for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the
         bombing" [syn: {surveil}, {survey}]
     22: 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" [syn: {pursue}]
     23: grasp the meaning; "Can you follow her argument?"; "When he
         lectures, I cannot follow"
     24: keep to; "Stick to your principles"; "stick to the diet"
         [syn: {stick to}, {stick with}]