follow as an example
1follow suit — {v. phr.} 1. To play a card of the same color and kind that another player has put down. * /When diamonds were led, I had to follow suit./ 2. To do as someone else has done; follow someone s example. * /When the others went swimming, I followed… …
2follow suit — {v. phr.} 1. To play a card of the same color and kind that another player has put down. * /When diamonds were led, I had to follow suit./ 2. To do as someone else has done; follow someone s example. * /When the others went swimming, I followed… …
3follow — [ˈfɒləʊ ǁ ˈfɑːloʊ] verb 1. [intransitive, transitive] to come or happen afterwards: • The company s decision to diversify follows a sharp decline in demand for its products. • As the recession worsened, further closures followed. 2.… …
4follow in one's footsteps — • follow in one s footsteps/tracks follow someone s example, follow someone exactly He is following in his father s footsteps and has decided to work for a bank …
5follow in one's tracks — • follow in one s footsteps/tracks follow someone s example, follow someone exactly He is following in his father s footsteps and has decided to work for a bank …
6follow the lead — follow someone s example, be guided by; investigate a clue …
7follow — verb GO BEHIND 1 (I, T) to walk, drive, run etc behind someone else, going in the same direction as them : follow sb/sth: If you ll just follow me, I ll show you to the office. | Tom Selleck walked in, followed by a crowd of photographers. |… …
8example — [[t]ɪgzɑ͟ːmp(ə)l, zæ̱mp [/t]] ♦ examples 1) N COUNT: oft N of n An example of something is a particular situation, object, or person which shows that what is being claimed is true. The doctors gave numerous examples of patients being expelled… …
9follow — fol|low [ falou ] verb *** ▸ 1 walk/drive behind someone ▸ 2 happen after something else ▸ 3 watch/listen carefully ▸ 4 obey order/advice ▸ 5 go along river/road etc. ▸ 6 watch progress ▸ 7 understand something difficult ▸ 8 do same as someone… …
10follow */*/*/ — UK [ˈfɒləʊ] / US [ˈfɑloʊ] verb Word forms follow : present tense I/you/we/they follow he/she/it follows present participle following past tense followed past participle followed 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to walk, drive etc behind someone,… …
