follow meaning in English: to go after someone

/ˈfɒləʊ/

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Meaning

To go after someone; to do what a person or rule says.

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Word origin

From Old English folgian, meaning to go after or accompany, a word shared across the old Germanic languages.

Origin: Old English
Root: folgian

Grammar

Verb typeregular (follow, follows, followed)

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This word is taught in chapter 4, lesson 11: follow, somebody, dream and 6 more words.