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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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[=e]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. [1913 Webster] It waves me forth again; I'll follow it. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To endeavor to overtake; to go in pursuit of; to chase; to pursue; to prosecute. [1913 Webster] I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them. --Ex. xiv. 17. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Approve the best, and follow what I approve. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Follow peace with all men. --Heb. xii. 14. [1913 Webster] It is most agreeable to some men to follow their reason; and to others to follow their appetites. --J. Edwards. [1913 Webster] 4. To copy after; to take as an example. [1913 Webster] We had rather follow the perfections of them whom we like not, than in defects resemble them whom we love. --Hooker. [1913 Webster] 5. To succeed in order of time, rank, or office. [1913 Webster] 6. To result from, as an effect from a cause, or an inference from a premise. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] He followed with his eyes the flitting shade. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 8. To walk in, as a road or course; to attend upon closely, as a profession or calling. [1913 Webster] O, had I but followed the arts! --Shak. [1913 Webster] O Antony! I have followed thee to this. --Shak. [1913 Webster] {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. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Following \Fol"low*ing\, n. 1. One's followers, adherents, or dependents, collectively. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. Vocation; business; profession. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Following \Fol"low*ing\, a. 1. Next after; succeeding; ensuing; as, the assembly was held on the following day. [1913 Webster] 2. (Astron.) (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. [1913 Webster] Note: The four principal directions in the field of a telescope are north, south, following, preceding. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: following adj 1: about to be mentioned or specified; "the following items" [syn: {following(a)}, {undermentioned}] 2: immediately following in time or order; "the following day"; "next in line"; "the next president"; "the next item on the list" [syn: {following}, {next}] 3: going or proceeding or coming after in the same direction; "the crowd of following cars made the occasion seem like a parade"; "tried to outrun the following footsteps" [ant: {leading}] 4: in the desired direction; "a following wind" n 1: a group of followers or enthusiasts [syn: {following}, {followers}] 2: the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit" [syn: {pursuit}, {chase}, {pursual}, {following}]