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Nouns (3)

n. the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit"

Verbs (29)

v. to bring something about at a later time than; "She followed dinner with a brandy"; "He followed his lecture with a question and answer period"

conform to

v. behave in accordance or in agreement with; "Follow a pattern"; "Follow my example"

trace

v. follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba" ; "trace the student's progress"

take after

v. imitate in behavior; take as a model; "Teenagers follow their friends in everything"

travel along

v. travel along a certain course; "follow the road"; "follow the trail"

come

v. to be the product or result; "Melons come from a vine"; "Understanding comes from experience"

postdate

v. be later in time; "Tuesday always follows Monday"

come after

v. come after in time, as a result; "A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake"

be next

v. be next; "Mary plays best, with John and Sue following"

keep up, keep abreast of

v. keep informed; "He kept up on his country's foreign policies"

accompany, provide accompaniment for

v. perform an accompaniment to; "The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano"

go after, come after, travel behind

v. to travel behind, go after, come after; "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum"

adopt, espouse

v. choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"

come after, succeed

v. be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?"

comply, abide by, be compliant

v. act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes; "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "Follow these simple rules"; "abide by the rules"

follow logically, come as a logical consequence

v. come as a logical consequence; follow logically; "It follows that your assertion is false"; "the theorem falls out nicely"

watch, observe, keep an eye on, watch over

v. follow with the eyes or the mind; "Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the binoculars"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (126)

ditch

n. a long narrow excavation in the earth

channel, sound

n. a deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels; "the ship went aground in the channel"

gutter, trough

n. a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater

moat, fosse

n. ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water

furrow

n. a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow)

gully

n. deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour)

rut

n. a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels)

hunt, hunting

n. the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport

athletics

n. an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

pursuit, hunt, quest

n. (search)

hunt, search

n. the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone

tally, match, fit, jibe, gibe, agree, correspond

v. be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"

concur, agree

v. be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point"

tag, chase, track, dog, tail, trail, go after, chase after

v. go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"

stalk, haunt

v. follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to; "her ex-boyfriend stalked her"; "the ghost of her mother haunted her"

drag, trail, drop behind, hang back, get behind

v. to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging"

hunt, hound, trace

v. pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found the him"

stick, cling, adhere, cohere

v. come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"

carry, hold, take, bear, contain

v. contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"

hold, restrain, confine, straiten

v. to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"

champion, defend

v. protect or fight for as a champion

prefer, give priority to one creditor

v. give preference to one creditor over another

take in, adopt, take into one's family

v. take into one's family; "They adopted two children from Nicaragua"

result, ensue

v. issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end; "result in tragedy"

adjust, conform, adapt

v. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"

tailor, sew, tailor-make

v. create (clothes) with cloth; "Can the seamstress sew me a suit by next week?"

note, observe, observe with care

v. observe with care or pay close attention to; "Take note of this chemical reaction"

find, witness, see

v. perceive or be contemporaneous with; "We found Republicans winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"; "The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"; "I want to see results"

watch, see

v. check, try, or ascertain; "See whether it works!"

catch, watch, view, see, take in

v. see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie"

regard, view, see, reckon, take to be, consider

v. deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"

find, notice, discover, detect, observe

v. discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"

study, analyze, analyse, examine

v. consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives"

explore, travel to, penetrate into

v. travel to or penetrate into; "explore unknown territory in biology"

research, search, explore

v. inquire into; "the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project"; "He searched for information on his relatives on the web"; "Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness"

explore, examine for diagnostic purposes

v. examine (organs) for diagnostic purposes

explore, examine minutely

v. examine minutely

sit, baby-sit, babysit

v. work or act as a baby-sitter; "I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do"

glance, take a look at

v. throw a glance at; take a brief look at; "She only glanced at the paper"; "I only peeked--I didn't see anything interesting"

obey

v. be obedient to

audit, scrutinize, inspect

v. examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification; "audit accounts and tax returns"

regard

v. look at attentively

survey, run a survey of, make a survey of

v. make a survey of; for statistical purposes

survey, make a survey of

v. look over in a comprehensively, inspect; "He surveyed his new classmates"

Synonyms (3)

leech onto, admire boundlessly, follow around

v. admire boundlessly and follow around; "the groupies leeched onto the rock star"

Antonyms (29)

predate, antedate, precede, forego, antecede

v. be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"

lead, precede

v. move ahead (of others) in time or space

disobey, be disobedient to, refuse to follow

v. refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient; "He disobeyed his supervisor and was fired"

mistake, confuse, misconstrue, confound, misinterpret, misconceive, misunderstand, misapprehend, take amiss

v. interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"

precede, precede in office, come before

v. be the predecessor of; "Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands"

disobey, be disobedient to, refuse to follow

v. refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient; "He disobeyed his supervisor and was fired"

balk, baulk, jib, resist

v. refuse to comply

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