Definitions of follow:

• verb:   adhere to or practice

  Example: "These people still follow the laws of their ancient religion"

• verb:   accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of

  Example: "Let's follow our great helmsman!"

• verb:   come as a logical consequence; follow logically

  Example: "It follows that your assertion is false"

• verb:   come after in time, as a result

  Example: "A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake"

• verb:   be next

  Example: "Mary plays best, with John and Sue following"

• verb:   to bring something about at a later time than

  Example: "She followed dinner with a brandy"

• verb:   grasp the meaning

  Example: "Can you follow her argument?"

• verb:   behave in accordance or in agreement with

  Example: "Follow a pattern"

• verb:   travel along a certain course

  Example: "Follow the road"

• verb:   to travel behind, go after, come after

  Example: "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"

• verb:   keep under surveillance

  Example: "The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing"

• verb:   choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans

  Example: "She followed the feminist movement"

• verb:   work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
• verb:   act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes

  Example: "Follow these simple rules"

• verb:   to be the product or result
• verb:   be later in time

  Example: "Tuesday always follows Monday"

• verb:   follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something

  Example: "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba"

• verb:   imitate in behavior; take as a model

  Example: "Teenagers follow their friends in everything"

• verb:   follow in or as if in pursuit

  Example: "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life"

• verb:   be the successor (of)

  Example: "Carter followed Ford"

• verb:   follow with the eyes or the mind

  Example: "She followed the men with the binoculars"

• verb:   keep to
• verb:   keep informed
• verb:   perform an accompaniment to

  Example: "The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano"