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    [Verb]  | "fol*low" | \ ˈfä-(ˌ)lō \


    1: to go, proceed, or come after

    2: to engage in as a calling or way of life : pursue

    3: to walk or proceed along


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English folwen, from Old English folgian; akin to Old High German folgēn to follow;

    [Verb]  | "follow out" 


    1: to follow to the end or to a conclusion

    2: carry out, execute


    Origin: 1662 ;

    [Verb]  | "follow through" 


    1: to continue a stroke or motion to the end of its arc

    2: to press on in an activity or process especially to a conclusion


    Origin: 1891 ;

    [Verb]  | "follow up" 


    1: to follow with something similar, related, or supplementary

    2: to maintain contact with (a person) so as to monitor the effects of earlier activities or treatments

    3: to pursue in an effort to take further action


    Origin: 1657 ;

    [Noun]  | "follow" 


    1: the act or process of following

    2: forward spin given to a ball by striking it above center


    Origin: 1677 ;

     See: {follow:1 };

    [Noun]  | "follow shot" 


    1: a shot in billiards or pool made by striking the cue ball above its center to cause it to continue forward after striking the object ball

    2: a shot made immediately (as by a teammate) after recovering a missed shot

    3: a camera shot in which the camera follows the movement of the subject


    Origin: 1866 ;

    [Noun]  | "fol*low-through" | \ ˈfä-lō-ˌthrü \


    1: the part of the stroke following the striking of a ball

    2: the act or an instance of following through


    Origin: 1891 ;

    [Noun]  | "fol*low-up" | \ ˈfä-lō-ˌəp \


    1: the act or an instance of following up

    2: something that follows up

    3: maintenance of contact with or reexamination of a person (such as a patient) especially following treatment


    Origin: 1904 ;

    [Adjective]  | "fol*low-on" | \ ˈfä-lō-ˌȯn \


    1: being or relating to something that follows as a natural or logical consequence, development, or progression


    Origin: 1960 ;

    [Adjective]  | "follow-up" 


    1: of, relating to, or being something that follows up

    2: done, conducted, or administered in the course of following up persons


    Origin: 1897 ;

    [Verb]  | "follow" 


    1: to come after in time;


      * e.g., " ... a wrap-up always follows the Super Bowl broadcast "





    2: to go after or on the track of;


      * e.g., " ... let's follow the boys to their hiding place "





    3: to act according to the commands of;


      * e.g., " ... follow me, and you'll do OK "





    [Verb]  | "follow through (with)" 


    1: to carry through (as a process) to completion;


      * e.g., " ... you said you would put all of the files in order, but you didn't follow through with it "



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    [Verb]  | "follow up" 


    1: to add to or continue (something) with something similar;


      * e.g., " ... She followed up her first book with a sequel. "





    [Noun]  | "follow-up" 


    1: something that continues or completes a process or activity;


      * e.g., " ... A week after the story broke, the newspaper printed a follow-up. "





    [Noun]  | "follow-ups" 


    1: something that continues or completes a process or activity;


      * e.g., " ... A week after the story broke, the newspaper printed a follow-up. "





     [ "follow" ]

    1: In social media, especially Twitter, it is a subscription of sorts to celebrities, companies, or organizations in order to gain instant access to the thoughts or ideas of said subscription. Often seen or heard in commercials in which a company will ask consumers to follow them on Twitter.

      * e.g.,  ... Girl 1: "I'm following Kim Kardashian on Twitter because I love her ideas." 

     [ "Follow for Follow" ]

    1: When some small bitchboy slides into your dms asking for a follow back

      * e.g.,  ... "Your the guy who asked for follow for follow?" 

     [ "FOLLOW FOR FOLLOW" ]

    1: Saying that you will follow anyone who follows you for the sole purpose of increasing the number of followers you have in an attempt to appear more popular. This tactic is mainly used by middle-aged adults on tiktok who do not possess the ability to create relevant or humorous content and dream of the days when they had thousands of "friends" on Myspace. They have no idea how ridiculous their account looks with 10,000 followers and only 30,000 likes.

      * e.g.,  ... Middle-aged tiktoker: 24 hour follow challenge(follow for follow), you follow me, I'll follow you... *Relevance has left the app* 

     [ "Follow for Follow" ]

    1: Some small bitchboy slides into your dms and asks you to follow back

      * e.g.,  ... "Your the guy who asked for follow for follow?" 


     [ "Follow for Follow" ]

    2: More commonly known and stands for FFF

     [ "Follow for Follow" ]

    1: Something only dickheads use.

      * e.g.,  ... Follow for Follow? 

     [ "Follow-follow" ]

    1: Fake ass people who tend to follow every trend. These people tend to live a fake life because they have lost their own identity.

      * e.g.,  ... A lot of Nigeria people are follow-follow peeps. 

     [ "follow for follow" ]

    1: Follow for follow is mostly used in instagram, it means if someone follows you you follow them back

      * e.g.,  ... follow for follow anyone? 

     [ "Follower" ]

    1: One who doesn't think for themselves. A follower, rather than decide what's right for them, will adopt the beliefs and opinions of another (or others). When they are in a group, they will adopt the belief systems, attitudes, and values of others in the group. They leech off the brain-power of others who'd rather think for themselves (and for others), and most likely don't use as many callories as others for their brain function. They contribute very little to society, and are really a kind of foot soldier or something like a worker bee. In a case where they might move from hanging around one group to another, they will completely change their attitudes, values, etc. and adopt the ones of the new group. Even if that means 'doing a 360.' They can be very suseptable to cults, and have no

      * e.g.,  ... Sean's was a follower who's friends all liked capitalism, Fords, and were pro-abortion. The follower then moved towns and made new friends who were hippies, and he then adopted their values, etc. Including anarcho-communism, having anti-"consumerism," values etc. Then he met up with some Scientologists, went along with what they had to say - without proof -and became pro-abortion but more socialist. The follower had very little ability to think for himself and be indipendant in mind. 

     [ "follower" ]

    1: Someone who has the inability to think for themself and does everything the "leader" of the group says. An empty shell of a person with no soul.

      * e.g.,  ... (person #1) is such a follower he does everything (person #2) does without question 

     [ "follower" ]

    1: Usually this person will do anything to impress people, as pathetic as that is. Often, these follower types will target one or two people to be their "idols" this is not a good idea, these people will start to dislike you even more. None of this behavior is going to make you "cool."

      * e.g.,  ... All of you Followers/Loners/Social Misfits/Whatever you perfer: "impressing" people usually gets you no where, if no one likes you there are other ways to get noticed besides pissing people. If you are smart you'll be greatful for the few people who give you the time of day and not project this annoying and sad behavior on them. 

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