follow about
phrasal verb
followed about; following about; follows about
British
: to go wherever (someone) goes
The little boy followed his mother about all day.
Examples of follow about in a Sentence
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Still, surgical site infections occur following about 1 in 30 procedures, typically with no explanation.
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Chloe Bryson-Cahn, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2024
The rules, which were approved Thursday, are the fourth draft following about a year of debate between developers, environmentalists and local residents over what constitutes responsible development practices in a sensitive natural area.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 25 Mar. 2024
Spaceflight meteorologist Nick Stewart posted on X. That launch was to be followed about eight hours later at 1:05 a.m. EST Thursday, when SpaceX will try will try again to launch Odysseus, the Intuitive Machines lunar lander, on the IM-1 mission to the moon's surface.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2024
The proposal passed in a 13-3 vote following about an hour of discussion at the Jan. 16 Wauwatosa Common Council meeting.
—Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2024
Mosby’s forthcoming decision follows about six days of trial, the last four of which her attorneys spent presenting evidence in support of their theory of the case.
—Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2024
Bryant’s ruling followed about six hours of testimony and argument by attorneys.
—Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2024
The operation, which CBS News exclusively witnessed, followed about three months of surveillance.
—Carter Evans, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2023
The move followed about four years after the company shifted its data centers to Europe to appease regulators since some of its devices were found to send unencrypted data back to Chinese servers.
—Umar Shakir, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2023
Chloe Bryson-Cahn, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2024
The rules, which were approved Thursday, are the fourth draft following about a year of debate between developers, environmentalists and local residents over what constitutes responsible development practices in a sensitive natural area.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 25 Mar. 2024
Spaceflight meteorologist Nick Stewart posted on X. That launch was to be followed about eight hours later at 1:05 a.m. EST Thursday, when SpaceX will try will try again to launch Odysseus, the Intuitive Machines lunar lander, on the IM-1 mission to the moon's surface.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2024
The proposal passed in a 13-3 vote following about an hour of discussion at the Jan. 16 Wauwatosa Common Council meeting.
—Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2024
Mosby’s forthcoming decision follows about six days of trial, the last four of which her attorneys spent presenting evidence in support of their theory of the case.
—Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2024
Bryant’s ruling followed about six hours of testimony and argument by attorneys.
—Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2024
The operation, which CBS News exclusively witnessed, followed about three months of surveillance.
—Carter Evans, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2023
The move followed about four years after the company shifted its data centers to Europe to appease regulators since some of its devices were found to send unencrypted data back to Chinese servers.
—Umar Shakir, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2023
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“Follow about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/follow%20about. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.
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