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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfɒləʊ/
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• Northumbria: /ˈfɒlə/
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• Scotland: /ˈfɔlo/
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• General-American, dialectal: /ˈfɑloʊ/ of Canada
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• /ˈfɑlə/ colloquial, folk speech, nonstandard
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• Canada, dialectal: /ˈfɒloʊ/ of the US
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• rhymes with -ɒləʊ
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• CMU ARPABET: F AA1 L OW0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English folwen, folȝen, folgen, from Old English folgian (“to follow, pursue”), from Proto-West Germanic *folgēn, from Proto-Germanic *fulgāną (“to follow”).

364 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: сле́дване (slédvane) — the act of following another user's online activity
• Japanese: フォロー (forō) — the act of following another user's online activity
• Korean: 팔로우 (pallou) — the act of following another user's online activity
• Russian: фолло́винг (follóving) — the act of following another user's online activity
• Russian: подпи́ска (podpíska) — the act of following another user's online activity
• Ahom: 𑜋𑜨𑜪 (choṃ) — to go or come after in physical space
• Albanian: ndjek — to go or come after in physical space
• Arabic: تَبِعَ (tabiʕa) — to go or come after in physical space
• Arabic: اِتَّبَعَ (ittabaʕa) — to go or come after in physical space
• Arabic: يمشى ورا (yémši wara) — to go or come after in physical space
• Arabic: تمشى ورا (témši wara) — to go or come after in physical space
• Arabic: يتابع (yetābeʕ) — to go or come after in physical space
• Arabic: تتابع (tetābeʕ) — to go or come after in physical space
• Arabic: لِحِق (liḥig) — to go or come after in physical space
• Armenian: հետեւել (hetewel) — to go or come after in physical space
• Asturian: siguir — to go or come after in physical space
• Basque: jarraitu — to go or come after in physical space
• Bulgarian: следвам (sledvam) — to go or come after in physical space
• Bulgarian: следя́ (sledjá) — to go or come after in physical space
• Burmese: လိုက် (luik) — to go or come after in physical space
• Catalan: seguir — to go or come after in physical space
• Cebuano: sunod — to go or come after in physical space
• Cherokee: ᎠᏍᏓᏩᏕᎦ (asdawadega) — to go or come after in physical space
• Chinese Cantonese: 跟 (gan1) — to go or come after in physical space
• Chinese Cantonese: 跟埋 (gan1 maai4) — to go or come after in physical space
• Chinese Mandarin: 隨 /随 (suí) — to go or come after in physical space
• Chinese Mandarin: 跟隨 /跟随 (gēnsuí) — to go or come after in physical space
• Czech: sledovat — to go or come after in physical space
• Danish: følge — to go or come after in physical space
• Dutch: volgen — to go or come after in physical space
• Egyptian: Sms-s-D54 (šms) — to go or come after in physical space
• Elfdalian: fya — to go or come after in physical space
• Esperanto: sekvi — to go or come after in physical space
• Estonian: jälitama — to go or come after in physical space
• Faroese: fylgja — to go or come after in physical space
• Finnish: seurata — to go or come after in physical space
• French: suivre — to go or come after in physical space
• North Frisian: fülie — to go or come after in physical space
• West-Frisian: folgje — to go or come after in physical space
• Galician: seguir — to go or come after in physical space
• Georgian: მიყოლა (miq̇ola) — to go or come after in physical space
• Georgian: გაყოლა (gaq̇ola) — to go or come after in physical space
• German: folgen — to go or come after in physical space
• German: folge — to go or come after in physical space
• Gothic: 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (laistjan) — to go or come after in physical space
• Greek: ακολουθώ (akolouthó) — to go or come after in physical space
• Ancient Greek: ἕπομαι (hépomai) — to go or come after in physical space
• Ancient Greek: ἀκολουθέω (akolouthéō) — to go or come after in physical space
• Hebrew: עקב — to go or come after in physical space
• Hiligaynon: ábat — to go or come after in physical space
• Hindi: पीछा करना (pīchā karnā) — to go or come after in physical space
• Hungarian: követ — to go or come after in physical space
• Hungarian: kísér — to go or come after in physical space
• Icelandic: fylgja — to go or come after in physical space
• Ido: sequar — to go or come after in physical space
• Italian: seguire — to go or come after in physical space
• Japanese: 追う (ou) — to go or come after in physical space
• Japanese: 従う (shitagau) — to go or come after in physical space
• Khmer: តាម (taam) — to go or come after in physical space
• Khün: ᨩᩬᨾ — to go or come after in physical space
• Kituba: landa — to go or come after in physical space
• Kituba: kulanda — to go or come after in physical space
• Korean: 따르다 (ttareuda) — to go or come after in physical space
• Ladino: סואִיב׳אר (swivar) — to go or come after in physical space
• Ladino: סיגּיִיר — to go or come after in physical space
• Ladino: segyir — to go or come after in physical space
• Lao: ຕາມ (tām) — to go or come after in physical space
• Lao: ນໍາ (nam) — to go or come after in physical space
• Lao: ທວຍ (thuāi) — to go or come after in physical space
• Lao: ຕວຍ (tuāi) — to go or come after in physical space
• Lao: ຊອມ (sǭm) — to go or come after in physical space
• Latgalian: saksteit — to go or come after in physical space
• Latin: sequor — to go or come after in physical space
• Latvian: sekot — to go or come after in physical space
• Lingala: landa — to go or come after in physical space
• Lithuanian: sekti — to go or come after in physical space
• Lü: ᦋᦸᧄ (tsoam) — to go or come after in physical space
• Lü: ᦑᦽ (toy) — to go or come after in physical space
• Lü: ᦎᦱᧄ (ṫaam) — to go or come after in physical space
• Luxembourgish: follegen — to go or come after in physical space
• Malayalam: പിന്തുടരുക (pintuṭaruka) — to go or come after in physical space
• Māori: aruaru — to go or come after in physical space
• Māori: whai — to go or come after in physical space
• Māori: whaiwhai pīhau — to go or come after in physical space
• Mòcheno: volng — to go or come after in physical space
• Mongolian: дагах мөрдөх (dagax mördöx) — to go or come after in physical space
• Khiamniungan Naga: théu — to go or come after in physical space
• Nanai: дахаори (dahaori) — to go or come after in physical space
• Norman: siéthe — to go or come after in physical space
• Norwegian: følge — to go or come after in physical space
• Occitan: seguir — to go or come after in physical space
• Old English: folgian — to go or come after in physical space
• Old Norse: fylgja — to go or come after in physical space
• Old Saxon: folgoian — to go or come after in physical space
• Old Saxon: folgon — to go or come after in physical space
• Oromo: hordofuu — to go or come after in physical space
• Persian: دنبال کردن (donbâl kardan) — to go or come after in physical space
• Polish: śledzić — to go or come after in physical space
• Polish: iść za — to go or come after in physical space
• Polish: pójść za — to go or come after in physical space
• Portuguese: seguir — to go or come after in physical space
• Quechua: qatiy — to go or come after in physical space
• Quechua: gatii — to go or come after in physical space
• Romanian: urma — to go or come after in physical space
• Romanian: urmări — to go or come after in physical space
• Romansh: suandar — to go or come after in physical space
• Russian: сле́довать (slédovatʹ) — to go or come after in physical space
• Russian: следи́ть (sledítʹ) — to go or come after in physical space
• Northern Sami: čuovvut — to go or come after in physical space
• Scots: follae — to go or come after in physical space
• Scottish Gaelic: lean — to go or come after in physical space
• Serbo-Croatian: слије́дити — to go or come after in physical space
• Serbo-Croatian: пра̏тити — to go or come after in physical space
• Serbo-Croatian: slijéditi — to go or come after in physical space
• Serbo-Croatian: prȁtiti — to go or come after in physical space
• Shan: ၸွမ်း (tsáum) — to go or come after in physical space
• Slovene: slediti — to go or come after in physical space
• Somali: raacid — to go or come after in physical space
• Southern Altai: истеер (isteer) — to go or come after in physical space
• Spanish: seguir — to go or come after in physical space
• Swahili: kufuata — to go or come after in physical space
• Swedish: följa — to go or come after in physical space
• Tai Dam: ꪕ꪿ꪮꪥ — to go or come after in physical space
• Tai Nüa: ᥓᥩᥛᥰ (tsöam) — to go or come after in physical space
• Tamil: பின்தொடர் (piṉtoṭar) — to go or come after in physical space
• Tamil: தொடர் (toṭar) — to go or come after in physical space
• Telugu: వెంబడించు (vembaḍiñcu) — to go or come after in physical space
• Tetum: tuir — to go or come after in physical space
• Thai: ตาม (dtaam) — to go or come after in physical space
• Thai: ทยอย (tá-yɔɔi) — to go or come after in physical space
• Turkish: izlemek — to go or come after in physical space
• Turkish: takip etmek — to go or come after in physical space
• Ukrainian: слі́дувати (slíduvaty) — to go or come after in physical space
• Ukrainian: сліди́ти (slidýty) — to go or come after in physical space
• Urdu: پیچھا کرنا (pīchā karnā) — to go or come after in physical space
• Vietnamese: theo — to go or come after in physical space
• Vietnamese: đi theo — to go or come after in physical space
• Walloon: shuve — to go or come after in physical space
• Welsh: canlyn — to go or come after in physical space
• Welsh: dilyn — to go or come after in physical space
• Welsh: olhau — to go or come after in physical space
• Yiddish: נאָכגיין (nokhgeyn) — to go or come after in physical space
• Arabic: خَلَفَ (ḵalafa) — to go or come after in a sequence
• Arabic: تَلَا (talā) — to go or come after in a sequence
• Arabic: يبجى ورا (yīgi wára) — to go or come after in a sequence
• Arabic: تبجى ورا (tīgi wára) — to go or come after in a sequence
• Arabic: يتبع (yétbaʕ) — to go or come after in a sequence
• Arabic: تتبع (tétbaʕ) — to go or come after in a sequence
• Bulgarian: следвам (sledvam) — to go or come after in a sequence
• Catalan: seguir — to go or come after in a sequence
• Chinese Mandarin: 接續 /接续 (jiēxù) — to go or come after in a sequence
• Chinese Mandarin: 接連 /接连 (jiēlián) — to go or come after in a sequence
• Choctaw: acha̱ka — to go or come after in a sequence
• Czech: následovat — to go or come after in a sequence
• Danish: følge — to go or come after in a sequence
• Danish: efterfølge — to go or come after in a sequence
• Estonian: järgnema — to go or come after in a sequence
• Finnish: seurata — to go or come after in a sequence
• French: suivre — to go or come after in a sequence
• German: folgen — to go or come after in a sequence
• Greek: επακολουθώ (epakolouthó) — to go or come after in a sequence
• Hiligaynon: ábat — to go or come after in a sequence
• Hungarian: követ — to go or come after in a sequence
• Japanese: 相次ぐ (aitsugu) — to go or come after in a sequence
• Khmer: ត (tɑɑ) — to go or come after in a sequence
• Latvian: sekot — to go or come after in a sequence
• Malayalam: പിന്തുടരുക (pintuṭaruka) — to go or come after in a sequence
• Māori: whakaekeeke — to go or come after in a sequence
• Māori: aruaru — to go or come after in a sequence
• Occitan: seguir — to go or come after in a sequence
• Persian: بعد از چیزی آمدن (ba'd az čizi âmadan) — to go or come after in a sequence
• Polish: następować — to go or come after in a sequence
• Portuguese: seguir — to go or come after in a sequence
• Romanian: urma — to go or come after in a sequence
• Russian: сле́довать (slédovatʹ) — to go or come after in a sequence
• Scots: follae — to go or come after in a sequence
• Scottish Gaelic: lean — to go or come after in a sequence
• Serbo-Croatian: слије́дити — to go or come after in a sequence
• Serbo-Croatian: slijéditi — to go or come after in a sequence
• Slovene: slediti — to go or come after in a sequence
• Spanish: seguir — to go or come after in a sequence
• Swedish: följa — to go or come after in a sequence
• Tagalog: sumunod — to go or come after in a sequence
• Tamil: தொடர் (toṭar) — to go or come after in a sequence
• Ukrainian: слі́дувати (slíduvaty) — to go or come after in a sequence
• Vietnamese: theo sau — to go or come after in a sequence
• Arabic: اِتَّبَعَ (ittabaʕa) — to carry out in accordance to
• Arabic: مشى على طريقة (méši ʕála ṭarīʔet) — to carry out in accordance to
• Arabic: مشت على طريقة (méšet ʕála ṭarīʔet) — to carry out in accordance to
• Bulgarian: съблюдавам (sǎbljudavam) — to carry out in accordance to
• Bulgarian: следвам (sledvam) — to carry out in accordance to
• Catalan: seguir — to carry out in accordance to
• Chinese Mandarin: 遵循 (zūnxún) — to carry out in accordance to
• Czech: řídit se — to carry out in accordance to
• Czech: dodržet — to carry out in accordance to
• Danish: følge — to carry out in accordance to
• Estonian: järgima — to carry out in accordance to
• Finnish: noudattaa — to carry out in accordance to
• German: folgen — to carry out in accordance to
• Greek: ακολουθώ (akolouthó) — to carry out in accordance to
• Ancient Greek: ἕπομαι (hépomai) — to carry out in accordance to
• Ancient Greek: ἀκολουθέω (akolouthéō) — to carry out in accordance to
• Hungarian: követ — to carry out in accordance to
• Khmer: តាម (taam) — to carry out in accordance to
• Malayalam: പിന്തുടരുക (pintuṭaruka) — to carry out in accordance to
• Māori: whakaū — to carry out in accordance to
• Occitan: seguir — to carry out in accordance to
• Persian: طبق چیزی عمل کردن (tebq-e čizi 'amal kardan) — to carry out in accordance to
• Polish: wykonać — to carry out in accordance to
• Portuguese: seguir — to carry out in accordance to
• Romanian: urma — to carry out in accordance to
• Russian: соблюда́ть (sobljudátʹ) — to carry out in accordance to
• Russian: приде́рживаться (pridérživatʹsja) — to carry out in accordance to
• Serbo-Croatian: слије́дити — to carry out in accordance to
• Serbo-Croatian: slijéditi — to carry out in accordance to
• Slovene: slediti — to carry out in accordance to
• Spanish: seguir — to carry out in accordance to
• Swedish: följa — to carry out in accordance to
• Tagalog: sundin — to carry out in accordance to
• Tamil: பின்தொடர் (piṉtoṭar) — to carry out in accordance to
• Tamil: பின்பற்று (piṉpaṟṟu) — to carry out in accordance to
• Telugu: పాటించు (pāṭiñcu) — to carry out in accordance to
• Telugu: అనుసరించు (anusariñcu) — to carry out in accordance to
• Ukrainian: дотри́муватися (dotrýmuvatysja) — to carry out in accordance to
• Vietnamese: làm theo — to carry out in accordance to
• Arabic: اِتَّبَعَ (ittabaʕa) — to live one’s life according to
• Bulgarian: сле́двам (slédvam) — to live one’s life according to
• Catalan: seguir — to live one’s life according to
• Dutch: volgen — to live one’s life according to
• Estonian: järgima — to live one’s life according to
• Finnish: noudattaa — to live one’s life according to
• French: se plier à — to live one’s life according to
• French: suivre — to live one’s life according to
• German: folgen — to live one’s life according to
• German: verschreiben — to live one’s life according to
• German: befolgen — to live one’s life according to
• Ancient Greek: ἀκολουθέω (akolouthéō) — to live one’s life according to
• Hungarian: követ — to live one’s life according to
• Malayalam: പിന്തുടരുക (pintuṭaruka) — to live one’s life according to
• Persian: پیروی کردن (peyravi kardan) — to live one’s life according to
• Polish: wyznawać — to live one’s life according to
• Portuguese: seguir — to live one’s life according to
• Romanian: urma — to live one’s life according to
• Russian: сле́довать (slédovatʹ) — to live one’s life according to
• Russian: соблюда́ть (sobljudátʹ) — to live one’s life according to
• Russian: блюсти́ (bljustí) — to live one’s life according to
• Serbo-Croatian: слије́дити — to live one’s life according to
• Serbo-Croatian: slijéditi — to live one’s life according to
• Swedish: följa — to live one’s life according to
• Tamil: பின்பற்று (piṉpaṟṟu) — to live one’s life according to
• Tamil: பின்தொடர் (piṉtoṭar) — to live one’s life according to
• Ukrainian: дотри́муватися (dotrýmuvatysja) — to live one’s life according to
• Bulgarian: следя́ (sledjá) — to understand
• Catalan: seguir — to understand
• Dutch: volgen — to understand
• Estonian: aru saama — to understand
• Finnish: pysyä mukana — to understand
• Finnish: pysyä kärryillä — to understand
• French: suivre — to understand
• German: folgen — to understand
• Hungarian: követ — to understand
• Persian: حواس کسی به چیزی بودن (havâs-e kasi be čizi budan) — to understand
• Polish: nadążać — to understand
• Portuguese: captar — to understand
• Russian: понима́ть (ponimátʹ) — to understand
• Scottish Gaelic: lean — to understand
• Serbo-Croatian: пра̏тити — to understand
• Serbo-Croatian: prȁtiti — to understand
• Slovene: slediti — to understand
• Swedish: hänga med — to understand
• Swedish: förstå — to understand
• Swedish: fatta — to understand
• Swedish: haja — to understand
• Arabic: تَابَعَ (tābaʕa) — to keep track of
• Arabic: تَتَبَّعَ (tatabbaʕa) — to keep track of
• Arabic: يتابع (yetābeʕ) — to keep track of
• Arabic: تتابع (tetābeʕ) — to keep track of
• Azerbaijani: izləmək — to keep track of
• Belarusian: сачы́ць (sačýcʹ) — to keep track of
• Bulgarian: следя́ (sledjá) — to keep track of
• Finnish: seurata — to keep track of
• Finnish: tarkkailla — to keep track of
• French: suivre — to keep track of
• Hungarian: követ — to keep track of
• Latvian: sekot — to keep track of
• Persian: دنبال کردن (donbâl kardan) — to keep track of
• Polish: śledzić — to keep track of
• Portuguese: acompanhar — to keep track of
• Romanian: urmări — to keep track of
• Russian: следи́ть (sledítʹ) — to keep track of
• Scots: follae — to keep track of
• Serbo-Croatian: пратити — to keep track of
• Serbo-Croatian: pratiti — to keep track of
• Tagalog: sundan — to keep track of
• Thai: ติดตาม (dtìt-dtaam) — to keep track of
• Ukrainian: сте́жити (stéžyty) — to keep track of
• Ukrainian: слідкува́ти (slidkuváty) — to keep track of
• Vietnamese: theo dõi — to keep track of
• Arabic: تَابَعَ (tābaʕa) — to subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform
• Arabic: فولو (fólo) — to subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform
• Arabic: يعمل فولو (yéʕmel fólo) — to subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform
• Arabic: تعمل فولو (téʕmel fólo) — to subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform
• Arabic: يتابع (yetābeʕ) — to subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform
• Arabic: تتابع (tetābeʕ) — to subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform
• Bulgarian: сле́двам (slédvam) — to subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform
• Chinese Mandarin: 关注 (guānzhù) — to subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform
• Dutch: volgen — to subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform
• Finnish: seurata — to subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform
• French: suivre — to subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform
• French: s'abonner — to subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform
• German: followen — to subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform
• German: folgen — to subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform
• Hungarian: követ — to subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform
• Italian: seguire — to subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform
• Japanese: フォローする (forō suru) — to subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform
• Korean: 팔로우하다 (pallouhada) — to subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform
• Portuguese: seguir — to subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform
• Romanian: urmări — to subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform
• Russian: подпи́сываться (podpísyvatʹsja) — to subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform
• Russian: подписа́ться (podpisátʹsja) — to subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform
• Russian: фолло́вить (follóvitʹ) — to subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform
• Serbo-Croatian: pratiti — to subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform
• Serbo-Croatian: zapratiti — to subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform
• Serbo-Croatian: запратити — to subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform
• Tagalog: subaybayan — to subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform
• Tamil: பின்தொடர் (piṉtoṭar) — to subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform
• Thai: ติดตาม (dtìt-dtaam) — to subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform
• Ukrainian: підписатися (pidpysátys'ja) — to subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform
• Vietnamese: theo dõi — to subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform
• Bulgarian: следвам (sledvam) — to be a logical consequence of
• Catalan: seguir — to be a logical consequence of
• Chinese Mandarin: 是...的必然结果 — to be a logical consequence of
• Czech: plynout — to be a logical consequence of
• Czech: vyplývat — to be a logical consequence of
• Czech: vyplynout — to be a logical consequence of
• Dutch: volgen — to be a logical consequence of
• Estonian: tulenema — to be a logical consequence of
• Finnish: seurata — to be a logical consequence of
• French: découler — to be a logical consequence of
• German: folgen — to be a logical consequence of
• Greek: επακολουθώ (epakolouthó) — to be a logical consequence of
• Ancient Greek: ἕπομαι (hépomai) — to be a logical consequence of
• Hungarian: következik — to be a logical consequence of
• Latin: sequor — to be a logical consequence of
• Latvian: sekot — to be a logical consequence of
• Māori: nā konā — to be a logical consequence of
• Māori: nā konei — to be a logical consequence of
• Māori: nō konā — to be a logical consequence of
• Māori: nō reira — to be a logical consequence of
• Māori: me te aha — to be a logical consequence of
• Persian: تبعیت کردن (taba'iyyat kardan) — to be a logical consequence of
• Persian: پیروی کردن (peyravi kardan) — to be a logical consequence of
• Persian: متابعت کردن (motâbe'at kardan) — to be a logical consequence of
• Polish: wynikać — to be a logical consequence of
• Portuguese: seguir — to be a logical consequence of
• Romanian: reieși — to be a logical consequence of
• Romanian: rezulta — to be a logical consequence of
• Romanian: urma — to be a logical consequence of
• Russian: сле́довать (slédovatʹ) — to be a logical consequence of
• Scottish Gaelic: lean — to be a logical consequence of
• Serbo-Croatian: слије́дити — to be a logical consequence of
• Serbo-Croatian: slijéditi — to be a logical consequence of
• Swedish: följa — to be a logical consequence of
• Vietnamese: kéo theo — to be a logical consequence of