follow
/ˈfɒləʊ/verb
उच्चारण फ़ॉलो
पीछे चलना; बाद में आना; पालन करना; समझना
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to come or go after or behind somebody or something; to happen or come after something else; to accept advice, instructions, and do what you have been told; to understand an explanation or story; to take an active interest in something
पीछे चलना; बाद में आना; पालन करना; समझना
- Follow me.
- Follow the rules.
- Do you follow?
+ 5 more examples
- The dog followed the children all the way to school.
- Day follows night, and night follows day.
- Students must follow the instructions on the question paper.
- Sorry, I did not follow what you said about the formula.
- Millions of people follow the cricket scores on their phones.
Synonyms go after succeed obey understand track
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
follow sb / sth (go behind)
Follow is transitive: it takes its object directly, with no preposition.
'Follow' सकर्मक क्रिया है: इसके बाद object सीधे आता है, कोई preposition नहीं।
- The dog followed Radhika to school.
- Follow the signs to the station.
follow advice / instructions / a rule
Follow also means to act according to advice, instructions or a plan.
'Follow' का अर्थ सलाह, निर्देश या योजना के अनुसार काम करना भी है।
- Follow the instructions on the question paper carefully.
- He followed his teacher's advice and revised daily.
follow (understand) / I don't follow
Follow also means to understand an explanation; it is common in negative sentences and questions.
'Follow' का अर्थ किसी व्याख्या को समझना भी है; यह नकारात्मक वाक्यों और प्रश्नों में आम है।
- I could not follow the speaker's argument.
- Do you follow me?
A follows B / It follows that
When something comes after something else, follow is used for sequence; it follows that introduces a logical conclusion.
जब कोई बात दूसरी के बाद आए तो क्रम के लिए 'follow' आता है; 'it follows that' तार्किक निष्कर्ष बताता है।
- Monday follows Sunday.
- If he was in Pune, it follows that he could not have been in the office.
as follows / the following
As follows introduces a list and keeps follows in the singular even when the list is plural; the following can be an adjective or a pronoun.
'As follows' सूची का परिचय देता है और सूची बहुवचन होने पर भी 'follows' singular रहता है; 'the following' adjective या pronoun हो सकता है।
- The rules are as follows.
- Read the following passage and answer the questions.
+Collocations 5
follow + noun (guidance)
adviceinstructionsrulesordersa dieta recipethe law
- Radhika follows a strict study timetable.
follow + noun (path)
a roada rivera traila mapa crowdthe leader
- We followed the river to the village.
follow + noun (interest)
the newsa teama matcha seriespolitics
- My father follows the cricket scores every hour.
follow + adverb
closelycarefullyblindlyimmediatelyshortly
- Do not follow others blindly.
follow + particle / idiom
suityour heartthroughupon
- When one shop reduced prices, others followed suit.
“More examples 6
- The police followed the car through the narrow lanes.
पुलिस ने तंग गलियों में उस कार का पीछा किया।
- Heavy rain followed a week of terrible heat.
एक सप्ताह की भयंकर गर्मी के बाद भारी बारिश आई।
- If you follow my method, you will solve the sum in half the time.
यदि आप मेरी विधि अपनाएँगे, तो आप आधे समय में यह सवाल हल कर लेंगे।
- She follows several education channels on the internet.
वह इंटरनेट पर कई शिक्षा चैनल देखती-अपनाती है।
- Please follow me to the office.
कृपया मेरे साथ कार्यालय चलिए।
- The speaker spoke so fast that few could follow him.
वक्ता इतना तेज़ बोला कि कम लोग उसकी बात समझ पाए।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He followed to his friend into the shop.
✓ He followed his friend into the shop.
Follow is transitive and takes no preposition before its object.
'Follow' सकर्मक है और object से पहले preposition नहीं लगता।
✗ The rules are as follow.
✓ The rules are as follows.
The fixed phrase is as follows, always with s.
स्थिर वाक्यांश 'as follows' है, जिसमें हमेशा s लगता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Follow, pursue and chase all mean going after something, but they differ in purpose and speed.
Follow, pursue और chase तीनों किसी के पीछे जाने को बताते हैं, पर उद्देश्य और गति में अंतर है।
The general word for going or coming behind, with no particular speed or aim.
पीछे चलने का सामान्य शब्द, जिसमें गति या उद्देश्य विशेष नहीं होता।
- A few students followed the teacher out.
To run fast after someone or something in order to catch it.
किसी को पकड़ने के लिए तेज़ी से उसके पीछे दौड़ना।
- The boys chased the bus.
Formal; to follow in order to catch, or to work towards a goal over time.
Formal; पकड़ने के लिए पीछा करना या लंबे समय तक किसी लक्ष्य की ओर प्रयास करना।
- She pursued her dream of becoming a doctor.
¶Idioms 5
follow suit
to act or behave in the same way as sb else has just done
दूसरों की देखा-देखी वैसा ही करना, अनुसरण करना
- One bank cut its interest rates and others soon followed suit.
- When Radhika stood up to clap, the whole hall followed suit.
follow the crowd
to do the same as most other people
भीड़ के पीछे चलना, जो सब करें वही करना
- Don't just follow the crowd; choose the subject you like.
- Many people follow the crowd when they invest money.
as follows
used to introduce a list or an explanation
इस प्रकार है, निम्नलिखित है
- The rules are as follows.
- The marks were distributed as follows: theory 60 and practical 40.
a hard act to follow
a person or thing that it is difficult to do better than
(किसी) से बेहतर कर पाना मुश्किल होना
- The last principal was a hard act to follow.
- Her first novel will be a hard act to follow.
follow your heart
to act according to your feelings rather than reason
दिल की सुनना
- She followed her heart and became a teacher.
- In the end, you must follow your heart.
→Phrasal verbs 3
follow sth up
to take further action about something; to find out more about something
(किसी काम पर) आगे कार्रवाई करना; और जानकारी लेना
- The police are following up several leads.
follow through (on/with sth)
to finish something that you have started
(शुरू किया काम) पूरा करना
- He makes promises but never follows through.
follow on
to go somewhere after somebody else has gone there
(बाद में) पीछे-पीछे आना
- You go ahead; I'll follow on later.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
fol·low
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Follow in sb's footsteps (do the same job or follow the same path as somebody before you), follow suit (do what somebody else has just done), follow your nose (go straight ahead; trust your instinct), follow your heart (do what you feel is right), as follows (used to introduce a list: 'The rules are as follows'), follow up (take further action).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: follow in sb's footsteps (अपने से पहले किसी का काम या मार्ग अपनाना, पदचिह्नों पर चलना), follow suit (किसी ने अभी जो किया वही करना, अनुसरण करना), follow your nose (सीधे आगे जाना; सहज बुद्धि पर भरोसा), follow your heart (जो सही लगे वह करना, दिल की सुनना), as follows (सूची शुरू करने के लिए: 'The rules are as follows', इस प्रकार हैं), follow up (आगे की कार्रवाई करना)।