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Used with adverbs:
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His teammates followed closely behind."
(closely)
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She reluctantly followed him through the dark halls."
(reluctantly, blindly)
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The dog obediently followed her."
(obediently, dutifully)
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They silently followed their teacher out of the room."
(silently, quietly, slowly)
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More details will follow soon."
(soon, shortly, quickly)
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The disaster was immediately followed by chaos."
(immediately, directly, instantly)
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He naturally followed in his father's footsteps."
(naturally)
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Please follow the directions carefully."
(carefully)
Used with verbs:
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She beckoned them to follow her."
(signaled)
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Students are expected to follow these rules."
(be + excepted to)
Used with nouns:
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Consequences will follow."
(consequences, punishment)
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Silence followed her announcement."
(silence, disappointment)
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The path was easy to follow."
(path, trail, route, road, directions)
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Her gaze followed him around the room."
(gaze, eyes)
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They are trying to follow the agenda."
(agenda, itinerary, schedule, timetable)
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It is difficult to follow these plans."
(plans, blueprints, guidelines, recommendations, instructions, policies, suggestions, directions)
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I really can't follow his reasoning."
(reasoning, argument, logic)
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He follows the same routine every day."
(routine, ritual)
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Her parents encouraged her to follow her dreams."
(dream, conscience, instincts, heart, intuition)
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I'm trying to follow his lead."
(lead, example)
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You need to follow the law."
(law, sign, rules)
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They try to follow local customs."
(customs, traditions, values)
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She followed the recipe exactly."
(recipe, formula, format, pattern, order, method)
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It isn't hard to follow this map."
(map, route, course)
