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follows

verb , present tense third-person singular of follow

Synonyms and Antonyms of follows

1 to come after in time

a wrap-up always follows the Super Bowl broadcast

Synonyms of follows

postdates, succeeds, supervenes

Words Related to follows

displaces, replaces, supersedes, supplants

ensues

Antonyms of follows

antedates, precedes, predates

2 to go after or on the track of

let's follow the boys to their hiding place

Synonyms of follows

bird-dogs, chases, courses, dogs, hounds, pursues, runs, shadows, tags, tails, traces, tracks, trails

Words Related to follows

accompanies, chaperones (or chaperons), escorts

hunts, searches (for), seeks

eyes, observes, watches

Phrases Synonymous with follows

runs after

Near Antonyms of follows

heads

Antonyms of follows

guides, leads, pilots

3 to act according to the commands of

follow me, and you'll do OK

Synonyms of follows

adheres (to), complies (with), conforms (to), goose-steps (to), minds, obeys, observes

Words Related to follows

defers (to), submits (to), surrenders (to), yields (to)

accedes (to), acquiesces (to), agrees (to), assents (to)

attends, hears, heeds, listens (to), marks, notes, notices, regards, takes, watches

Phrases Synonymous with follows

abides by, falls in with, keeps to

Near Antonyms of follows

disobliges

challenges, dares

refuses, renounces, repudiates

directs, leads

brushes (off), disregards, ignores, overlooks, overpasses, passes over, tunes out, winks (at)

dismisses, pooh-poohs (also poohs), shrugs off

breaches, breaks, infringes, transgresses, violates

derides, flouts, mocks, scoffs (at), scorns

mutinies (against), revolts (against)

bucks, combats, contests, disputes, fights, opposes, resists, withstands

Antonyms of follows

defies, disobeys, rebels (against)

4 to make one's way through, across, or over

followed the path into the garden

Synonyms of follows

courses, covers, crosses, cuts (across), goes, navigates, passes (over), perambulates, peregrinates, proceeds (along), tracks, transits, travels, traverses

Words Related to follows

hikes, traipses, tramps, treads, walks

rides, runs

crisscrosses

5 to take notice of and be guided by

don't follow his advice

Synonyms of follows

heeds, listens (to), minds, notes, observes, regards, watches

Words Related to follows

considers, contemplates, mulls, ponders, weighs

complies (with), conforms (to), keeps, obeys, respects

attends (to), harks (to), hearkens (to), hears

marks, notices, sees

Near Antonyms of follows

brushes (aside or off), discounts, dismisses, glosses (over), glozes (over), neglects, passes over, pooh-poohs (also poohs), scorns, shrugs off

defies, flouts

slights, snubs

Antonyms of follows

disregards, ignores, tunes out

6 to keep one's eyes on

stood on the platform and followed the departing train until it disappeared from sight

Synonyms of follows

eyes, observes, watches

Words Related to follows

beholds, looks, perceives, regards, sees, views

gapes, gawks, gazes, glares, goggles, looks on, peers, rubbernecks, stares

guards, wakes, wards

bird-dogs, monitors, studies

spies

espies, glances, glimpses, peeks, peeps

Phrases Synonymous with follows

has one's eye on

Near Antonyms of follows

blinks, winks

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