follows

Verb

• to travel behind, go after, come after
• be later in time
  • "Tuesday always follows Monday"
• come as a logical consequence; follow logically
  • "It follows that your assertion is false"
• travel along a certain course
• act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes
• come after in time, as a result
• behave in accordance or in agreement with
• be next
• choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
• to bring something about at a later time than
• imitate in behavior; take as a model
• follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
• follow with the eyes or the mind
• be the successor (of)
• perform an accompaniment to
• keep informed
• to be the product or result
• accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of
• adhere to or practice
• work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
• keep under surveillance
• follow in or as if in pursuit
• grasp the meaning
• keep to
• third-person singular simple present indicative of follow

Noun

• plural of follow

Synonyms

abide by, accompany, adopt, be, come, come after, comply, conform to, espouse, fall out, follow, keep abreast, keep an eye on, keep up, observe, play along, postdate, pursue, stick to, stick with, succeed, surveil, survey, take after, trace, travel along, watch, watch over

Antonyms

precede, predate