follow in WordNet English dictionary

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