Follow vs. Pursuable

Follow vs. Pursuable — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Follow and Pursuable

Followverb

(transitive) To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction.

Follow that car!

Pursuableadjective

Able to be pursued or followed.

Followverb

(transitive) To go or come after in a sequence.

B follows A in the alphabet.We both ordered the soup, with roast beef to follow.

Followverb

(transitive) To carry out (orders, instructions, etc.).

Follow these instructions to the letter.

Followverb

(transitive) To live one's life according to (religion, teachings, etc).

Followverb

(transitive) To understand, to pay attention to.

Do you follow me?
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Followverb

(transitive) To watch, to keep track of (reports of) some event or person.

I followed the incumbent throughout the election.My friends don't regularly follow the news.

Followverb

(transitive) To be a logical consequence of.

It follows that if two numbers are not equal then one is larger than the other.

Followverb

(transitive) To walk in, as a road or course; to attend upon closely, as a profession or calling.

Follownoun

In billiards and similar games, a stroke causing a ball to follow another ball after hitting it.

a follow shot

Follownoun

(internet) The act of following another user's online activity.

Followverb

to travel behind, go after, come after;

The ducklings followed their mother around the pondPlease follow the guide through the museum
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Followverb

be later in time;

Tuesday always follows Monday

Followverb

come as a logical consequence; follow logically;

It follows that your assertion is falsethe theorem falls out nicely

Followverb

travel along a certain course;

follow the roadfollow the trail

Followverb

act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes;

He complied with my instructionsYou must comply or else!Follow these simple rulesabide by the rules

Followverb

come after in time, as a result;

A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake

Followverb

behave in accordance or in agreement with;

Follow a patternFollow my example

Followverb

be next;

Mary plays best, with John and Sue following

Followverb

choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans;

She followed the feminist movementThe candidate espouses Republican ideals

Followverb

to bring something about at a later time than;

She followed dinner with a brandyHe followed his lecture with a question and answer period

Followverb

imitate in behavior; take as a model;

Teenagers follow their friends in everything

Followverb

follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something;

We must follow closely the economic development is Cubatrace the student's progress

Followverb

follow with the eyes or the mind;

Keep an eye on the baby, please!The world is watching SarajevoShe followed the men with the binoculars

Followverb

be the successor (of);

Carter followed FordWill Charles succeed to the throne?

Followverb

perform an accompaniment to;

The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano

Followverb

keep informed;

He kept up on his country's foreign policies

Followverb

to be the product or result;

Melons come from a vineUnderstanding comes from experience

Followverb

accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of;

Let's follow our great helmsman!She followed a guru for years

Followverb

adhere to or practice;

These people still follow the laws of their ancient religion

Followverb

work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function;

He is a herpetologistShe is our resident philosopher

Followverb

keep under surveillance;

The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing

Followverb

follow in or as if in pursuit;

The police car pursued the suspected attackerHer bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life

Followverb

grasp the meaning;

Can you follow her argument?When he lectures, I cannot follow

Followverb

keep to;

Stick to your principlesstick to the diet