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Antonyms for follows

Grammar : Verb
Spell : fol-oh
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɒl oʊ


Definition of follows

Origin :
  • Old English folgian, fylgan "follow, accompany; follow after, pursue," also "obey, apply oneself to a practice or calling," from West Germanic *fulg- (cf. Old Saxon folgon, Old Frisian folgia, Middle Dutch volghen, Dutch volgen, Old High German folgen, German folgen, Old Norse fylgja "to follow").
  • Probably originally a compound, *full-gan with a sense of "full-going;" the sense then shifting to "serve, go with as an attendant" (cf. fulfill). Related: Followed; following. To follow one's nose "go straight on" first attested 1590s. "The full phrase is, 'Follow your nose, and you are sure to go straight.' " [Farmer].
  • verb take the place of
  • verb trail, pursue physically
  • verb act in accordance with
  • verb understand
Example sentences :
  • In the beginning, a star, when drawn with a nail into a brick looked as follows.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • The following is a copy of what I wrote, and what follows that, of the answer sent me.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • It is another brother of his, who follows the trade of carpenter.
  • Extract from : « Little Daffydowndilly » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • It follows the watershed from the lake to Oneida, and clears the Mohawk Valley northward.
  • Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
  • I found him under the influence of that reaction which follows the effort of crime.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • The shifting of Positions by springing, may be known by what follows, viz.
  • Extract from : « Orchesography » by John Weaver
  • They were, briefly, as follows, both in opinions and in motives.
  • Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • A battle then follows, which is unfavorable to Ongenþew's army.
  • Extract from : « Beowulf » by Unknown
  • If he is not to be trusted by himself, it follows, I suppose, that I should go with him?'
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • The stone-breaker, who had not broken a fragment since we began to converse, then did as follows.
  • Extract from : « The Uncommercial Traveller » by Charles Dickens

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