Definition of follow

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Follow (v. t.) To copy after; to take as an example.

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Yawn :: Yawn (n.) An involuntary act, excited by drowsiness, etc., consisting of a deep and long inspiration following several successive attempts at inspiration, the mouth, fauces, etc., being wide open..
Raffle :: Raffle (v. t.) To dispose of by means of a raffle; -- often followed by off; as, to raffle off a horse..
Paralogism :: Paralogism (n.) A reasoning which is false in point of form, that is, which is contrary to logical rules or formulae; a formal fallacy, or pseudo-syllogism, in which the conclusion does not follow from the premises..
Shoot :: Shoot (v. i.) To discharge, causing a missile to be driven forth; -- followed by a word denoting the weapon or instrument, as an object; -- often with off; as, to shoot a gun..
Vary :: Vary (v. i.) To deviate; to depart; to swerve; -- followed by from; as, to vary from the law, or from reason..
Talk :: Talk (v. t.) To consume or spend in talking; -- often followed by away; as, to talk away an evening..
Lacasterian :: Lacasterian (a.) Of or pertaining to the monitorial system of instruction followed by Joseph Lancaster, of England, in which advanced pupils in a school teach pupils below them..
Canvass :: Canvass (v. i.) To search thoroughly; to engage in solicitation by traversing a district; as, to canvass for subscriptions or for votes; to canvass for a book, a publisher, or in behalf of a charity; -- commonly followed by for..
Bankruptcy :: Bankruptcy (n.) Complete loss; -- followed by of.
Succeed :: Succeed (v. t.) To come after; to be subsequent or consequent to; to follow; to pursue.
Gin :: Gin (v. i.) To begin; -- often followed by an infinitive without to; as, gan tell. See Gan..
Semi-pelagian :: Semi-Pelagian (n.) A follower of John Cassianus, a French monk (died about 448), who modified the doctrines of Pelagius, by denying human merit, and maintaining the necessity of the Spirit's influence, while, on the other hand, he rejected the Augustinian doctrines of election, the inability of man to do good, and the certain perseverance of the saints..
Morrow :: Morrow (n.) The next following day; the day subsequent to any day specified or understood.
Confide :: Confide (v. i.) To put faith (in); to repose confidence; to trust; -- usually followed by in; as, the prince confides in his ministers..
Vermes :: Vermes (n. pl.) An extensive artificial division of the animal kingdom, including the parasitic worms, or helminths, together with the nemerteans, annelids, and allied groups. By some writers the branchiopods, the bryzoans, and the tunicates are also included. The name was used in a still wider sense by Linnaeus and his followers..
Lollard :: Lollard (n.) One of the followers of Wyclif in England.
Agree :: Agree (v. i.) To yield assent; to accede; -- followed by to; as, to agree to an offer, or to opinion..
Posttertiary :: Posttertiary (a.) Following, or more recent than, the Tertiary; Quaternary..
Empiric :: Empiric (n.) One who follows an empirical method; one who relies upon practical experience.
Symbol :: Symbol (n.) An abbreviation standing for the name of an element and consisting of the initial letter of the Latin or New Latin name, or sometimes of the initial letter with a following one; as, C for carbon, Na for sodium (Natrium), Fe for iron (Ferrum), Sn for tin (Stannum), Sb for antimony (Stibium), etc. See the list of names and symbols under Element..
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