(v. t.) 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.
(v. t.) To endeavor to overtake; to go in pursuit of; to chase;
to pursue; to prosecute.
(v. t.) 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.
(v. t.) To copy after; to take as an example.
(v. t.) To succeed in order of time, rank, or office.
(v. t.) To result from, as an effect from a cause, or an
inference from a premise.
(v. t.) 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.
(v. t.) To walk in, as a road or course; to attend upon closely,
as a profession or calling.
(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.
