FOLLOWS Synonyms
There are 50 hypernyms of the word follows. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for FOLLOWS
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pursue | verbv | |||||||
verb • carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in • follow in or as if in pursuit • go in search of or hunt for • carry further or advance | ||||||||
succeed | verbv | |||||||
verb • attain success or reach a desired goal • be the successor (of) | ||||||||
come after | verbv | |||||||
verb • come after in time, as a result • be the successor (of) | ||||||||
accompany | verbv | |||||||
verb • be present or associated with an event or entity • go or travel along with • perform an accompaniment to • be a companion to somebody | ||||||||
adopt | verbv | |||||||
verb • choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans • take up and practice as one's own • take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities • take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect • take into one's family • put into dramatic form • take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own | ||||||||
be | verbv | |||||||
noun • a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element verb • have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) • be identical to; be someone or something • occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere • have an existence, be extant • happen, occur, take place • be identical or equivalent to • form or compose • work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function • represent, as of a character on stage • spend or use time • have life, be alive • to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form • be priced at | ||||||||
come | verbv | |||||||
noun • the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract verb • move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody • reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress • come to pass; arrive, as in due course • reach or enter a state, relation, condition, use, or position • to be the product or result • be found or available • come forth • be a native of • extend or reach • exist or occur in a certain point in a series • cover a certain distance • come under, be classified or included • happen as a result • add up in number or quantity • to measure up to in kind or quality • be received • come to one's mind; suggest itself • come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example • proceed or get along • experience orgasm • have a certain priority | ||||||||
comply | verbv | |||||||
verb • act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes | ||||||||
ensue | verbv | |||||||
verb • issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end | ||||||||
espouse | verbv | |||||||
verb • choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans • take in marriage; married • take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own | ||||||||
observe | verbv | |||||||
verb • discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes • make mention of • observe with care or pay close attention to • watch attentively • show respect towards • behave as expected during of holidays or rites • follow with the eyes or the mind • stick to correctly or closely • conform one's action or practice to | ||||||||
postdate | verbv | |||||||
verb • be later in time • establish something as being later relative to something else | ||||||||
surveil | verbv | |||||||
verb • keep under surveillance | ||||||||
survey | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a detailed critical inspection • short descriptive summary (of events) • the act of looking or seeing or observing verb • consider in a comprehensive way • look over carefully or inspect • keep under surveillance • hold a review (of troops) • make a survey of; for statistical purposes • plot a map of (land) | ||||||||
tail | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body • the time of the last part of something • any projection that resembles the tail of an animal • the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on • a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements • (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head • the rear part of an aircraft • the rear part of a ship verb • go after with the intent to catch • remove or shorten the tail of an animal • remove the stalk of fruits or berries | ||||||||
trace | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a just detectable amount • an indication that something has been present • a suggestion of some quality • a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image • either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree • a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle verb • follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something • make a mark or lines on a surface • to go back over again • pursue or chase relentlessly • discover traces of • make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along • copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of • read with difficulty | ||||||||
trail | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a track or mark left by something that has passed • a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country • evidence pointing to a possible solution verb • to lag or linger behind • go after with the intent to catch • move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly • hang down so as to drag along the ground • drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground | ||||||||
watch | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a small portable timepiece • a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty • a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe • the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty • a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event • the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival) verb • look attentively • follow with the eyes or the mind • see or watch • observe with attention • be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful • observe or determine by looking • find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort | ||||||||
abide by | verbv | |||||||
verb • act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes • show respect towards | ||||||||
conform to | verbv | |||||||
verb • observe • behave in accordance or in agreement with • fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction | ||||||||