ADV
- closely
- Johnson finished first, closely followed by Stevens and Higgins
- dutifully, obediently
- The dog followed obediently at her heels
- blindly
- She followed blindly, stumbling over stones in her path
- on
- You go ahead and we'll follow on later
VERB + FOLLOW
- beckon (to) sb to
- She beckoned him to follow her
ADV
- closely, quickly, shortly, swiftly
- The next programme will follow shortly
- immediately
- in the period immediately following the election
ADV
- not necessarily
- It does not necessarily follow that sleep loss would cause these symptoms
PREP
- (on) from
- Several conclusions follow on from his statement
ADV
- carefully
- Follow my instructions very carefully
- dutifully, obediently
ADV
- faithfully
- The film follows the book faithfully
- blindly, slavishly
- It wasn't in his nature to follow blindly. slavishly following the views of his teachers
VERB + FOLLOW
- be expected to, be likely to
- Banks are expected to follow the building societies in raising mortgage rates
PHRASES
- follow suit (figurative) (= act or behave in the way that sb else has just done)
ADV
- not quite
- I'm sorry, but I don't quite follow you (= understand what you are saying)
VERB + FOLLOW
- be easy to
- be difficult to, be hard to, be impossible to
- His argument was difficult to follow