[transitive, intransitive] to come or go after or behind somebody/something. follow somebody/something Follow me please. follow somebody + adv./prep. Follow on from · Follow up · Follow around · Follow through

go after; 1[transitive, intransitive] follow (somebody/something) to come or go after or behind someone or something He followed her into the house.

intransitive. With on, along. To move forward or continue on a path, course, trail, etc.; to continue to travel along a route or in a direction.

There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun follow, two of which are labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation ...

after or as a result of a particular event. He took charge of the family business following his father's death.

follow up · ​to add to something that you have just done by doing something else. You should follow up your phone call with an email or a letter. · ​to find out ...

phrasal verb. follow somebody around/about. ​to keep going with somebody wherever they go. Will you stop following me around!

​to go somewhere after somebody else has gone there. You go to the beach with the kids and I'll follow on when I've finished work.

follow around phrasal verb follow somebody around/about to keep going with somebody wherever they go.

​to come or happen after something and as a result of it. My second point follows on from this. The signing of the new contract follows on from a successful ...