Follow vs. Follows — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Follow and Follows
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Definitions
Follow➦
Go or come after (a person or thing proceeding ahead); move or travel behind
The men followed in another car
She went back into the house, and Ben followed her
Follows➦
Follows is a surname.
Follow➦
Come after in time or order
The rates are as follows
The six years that followed his restoration
Follows➦
To come or go after; proceed behind
Follow the usher to your seat.
Follow➦
Act according to (an instruction or precept)
He has difficulty in following written instructions
Follows➦
To go after in pursuit
Would follow his enemy to the ends of the earth.
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Follow➦
Pay close attention to
I've been following this discussion closely
Follows➦
To keep under surveillance
The agent followed the suspect around town.
Follow➦
Practise (a trade or profession).
Follows➦
To move along the course of; take
We followed the path.
Follow➦
To come or go after; proceed behind
Follow the usher to your seat.
Follows➦
To move in the direction of; be guided by
Followed the sun westward.
Followed the signs to the zoo.
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Follow➦
To go after in pursuit
Would follow his enemy to the ends of the earth.
Follows➦
To lie in the same path as
The road follows the old trading route.
Follow➦
To keep under surveillance
The agent followed the suspect around town.
Follows➦
To be parallel to
The road follows the river.
Follow➦
To move along the course of; take
We followed the path.
Follows➦
To accept the guidance, command, or leadership of
Follow a spiritual master.
Rebels who refused to follow their leader.
Follow➦
To move in the direction of; be guided by
Followed the sun westward.
Followed the signs to the zoo.
Follows➦
To adhere to; practice
Followed family traditions.
Follow➦
To lie in the same path as
The road follows the old trading route.
Follows➦
To take as a model or precedent; imitate
Followed my example and resigned.
Follow➦
To be parallel to
The road follows the river.
Follows➦
To act in agreement or compliance with; obey
Follow the rules.
Follow one's instincts.
Follow➦
To accept the guidance, command, or leadership of
Follow a spiritual master.
Rebels who refused to follow their leader.
Follows➦
To keep to or stick to
Followed the recipe.
Follow a diet.
Follow➦
To adhere to; practice
Followed family traditions.
Follows➦
To engage in (a trade or occupation); work at.
Follow➦
To take as a model or precedent; imitate
Followed my example and resigned.
Follows➦
To come after in order, time, or position
Night follows day.
Follow➦
To act in agreement or compliance with; obey
Follow the rules.
Follow one's instincts.
Follows➦
To bring something about at a later time than or as a consequence of
She followed her lecture with a question-and-answer period. The band followed its hit album with a tour.
Follow➦
To keep to or stick to
Followed the recipe.
Follow a diet.
Follows➦
To occur or be evident as a consequence of
Your conclusion does not follow your premise.
Follow➦
To engage in (a trade or occupation); work at.
Follows➦
To watch or observe closely
Followed the bird through binoculars.
Follow➦
To come after in order, time, or position
Night follows day.
Follows➦
To be attentive to; pay close heed to
Too sleepy to follow the sermon.
Follow➦
To bring something about at a later time than or as a consequence of
She followed her lecture with a question-and-answer period. The band followed its hit album with a tour.
Follows➦
To keep oneself informed of the course, progress, or fortunes of
Follow the stock market.
Followed the local teams.
Follow➦
To occur or be evident as a consequence of
Your conclusion does not follow your premise.
Follows➦
To grasp the meaning or logic of; understand
Do you follow my argument?.
Follow➦
To watch or observe closely
Followed the bird through binoculars.
Follows➦
To come, move, or take place after another person or thing in order or time.
Follow➦
To be attentive to; pay close heed to
Too sleepy to follow the sermon.
Follows➦
To occur or be evident as a consequence; result
If you ignore your diet, trouble will follow.
Follow➦
To keep oneself informed of the course, progress, or fortunes of
Follow the stock market.
Followed the local teams.
Follows➦
To grasp the meaning or reasoning of something; understand.
Follow➦
To grasp the meaning or logic of; understand
Do you follow my argument?.
Follows➦
(Games) A billiards shot in which the cue ball is struck above center so that it follows the path of the object ball after impact.
Follow➦
To come, move, or take place after another person or thing in order or time.
Follows➦
Plural of follow
Follow➦
To occur or be evident as a consequence; result
If you ignore your diet, trouble will follow.
Follow➦
To grasp the meaning or reasoning of something; understand.
Follow➦
(Games) A billiards shot in which the cue ball is struck above center so that it follows the path of the object ball after impact.
Follow➦
(ambitransitive) To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching.
Follow that car!
She left the room and I followed.
Follow➦
(ambitransitive) To go or come after in a sequence.
B follows A in the alphabet.
We both ordered the soup, with roast beef to follow.
Follow➦
(transitive) To carry out (orders, instructions, etc.).
Follow these instructions to the letter.
Follow➦
(transitive) To live one's life according to (religion, teachings, etc).
Follow➦
(transitive) To understand, to pay attention to.
Do you follow me?
Follow➦
(transitive) To watch, to keep track of (reports of) some event or person.
I followed the incumbent throughout the election.
My friends don't regularly follow the news.
Follow➦
To subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform.
If you want to see more of our articles, follow us on Twitter.
Follow➦
(ambitransitive) To be a logical consequence of something.
It follows that if two numbers are not equal then one is larger than the other.
If you don't practise proper hygiene, illness is sure to follow.
Follow➦
(transitive) To walk in, as a road or course; to attend upon closely, as a profession or calling.
Follow➦
In billiards and similar games, a stroke causing a ball to follow another ball after hitting it.
A follow shot
Follow➦
(social media) The act of following another user's online activity.
Follow➦
To go or come after; to move behind in the same path or direction; hence, to go with (a leader, guide, etc.); to accompany; to attend.
It waves me forth again; I'll follow it.
Follow➦
To endeavor to overtake; to go in pursuit of; to chase; to pursue; to prosecute.
I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them.
Follow➦
To accept as authority; to adopt the opinions of; to obey; to yield to; to take as a rule of action; as, to follow good advice.
Approve the best, and follow what I approve
Follow peace with all men.
It is most agreeable to some men to follow their reason; and to others to follow their appetites.
Follow➦
To copy after; to take as an example.
We had rather follow the perfections of them whom we like not, than in defects resemble them whom we love.
Follow➦
To succeed in order of time, rank, or office.
Follow➦
To result from, as an effect from a cause, or an inference from a premise.
Follow➦
To watch, as a receding object; to keep the eyes fixed upon while in motion; to keep the mind upon while in progress, as a speech, musical performance, etc.; also, to keep up with; to understand the meaning, connection, or force of, as of a course of thought or argument.
He followed with his eyes the flitting shade.
Follow➦
To walk in, as a road or course; to attend upon closely, as a profession or calling.
O, had I but followed the arts!
O Antony! I have followed thee to this.
Follow➦
To go or come after; - used in the various senses of the transitive verb: To pursue; to attend; to accompany; to be a result; to imitate.
Follow➦
The art or process of following; specif., in some games, as billiards, a stroke causing a ball to follow another ball after hitting it. Also used adjectively; as, follow shot.
Follow➦
To travel behind, go after, come after;
The ducklings followed their mother around the pond
Please follow the guide through the museum
Follow➦
Be later in time;
Tuesday always follows Monday
Follow➦
Come as a logical consequence; follow logically;
It follows that your assertion is false
The theorem falls out nicely
Follow➦
Travel along a certain course;
Follow the road
Follow the trail
Follow➦
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➦
Come after in time, as a result;
A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake
Follow➦
Behave in accordance or in agreement with;
Follow a pattern
Follow my example
Follow➦
Be next;
Mary plays best, with John and Sue following
Follow➦
Choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans;
She followed the feminist movement
The candidate espouses Republican ideals
Follow➦
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
Follow➦
Imitate in behavior; take as a model;
Teenagers follow their friends in everything
Follow➦
Follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something;
We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba
Trace the student's progress
Follow➦
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
Follow➦
Be the successor (of);
Carter followed Ford
Will Charles succeed to the throne?
Follow➦
Perform an accompaniment to;
The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano
Follow➦
Keep informed;
He kept up on his country's foreign policies
Follow➦
To be the product or result;
Melons come from a vine
Understanding comes from experience
Follow➦
Accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of;
Let's follow our great helmsman!
She followed a guru for years
Follow➦
Adhere to or practice;
These people still follow the laws of their ancient religion
Follow➦
Work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function;
He is a herpetologist
She is our resident philosopher
Follow➦
Keep under surveillance;
The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing
Follow➦
Follow in or as if in pursuit;
The police car pursued the suspected attacker
Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life
Follow➦
Grasp the meaning;
Can you follow her argument?
When he lectures, I cannot follow
Follow➦
Keep to;
Stick to your principles
Stick to the diet