follow
part of speech
verb (follow, follows, followed, following)
meaning for a pupil
1) To follow is to go or come after someone or something. tree →
2) To follow is to come next in order or time. tree →
3) To follow rules or instructions is to do what they say. tree →
4) To follow a story or an explanation is to understand it. tree →
5) To follow a road or a river is to go along it. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It also means to come after as a result, or to go after a leader. Interpretation: "Follow" is used when Rebekah goes with Abraham's servant. Tradition reads it as her readiness to leave her home. In the primary lessons: maths: shows order in a pattern or sequence («the number that follows» means one more); «the following day/week» means the next one in time; follow the steps of a method; school: follow the instructions; science: follow the method of an experiment; safety: follow the rules, follow the fire drill route; stories: the ducklings followed their mother
examples
- But if any harm follow, then thou shalt give life for life, (Torah EXO.21.23, JPS 1917) tree →
- And I said unto my master: Peradventure the woman will not follow me. (Torah GEN.24.39, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man. (Torah GEN.24.61, JPS 1917) tree →
- But the house of Judah followed David. (Prophets 2SA.2.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- And David was the youngest; and the three eldest followed Saul. — (Prophets 1SA.17.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- They draw nigh that follow after wickedness; they are far from Thy law. (Writings PSA.119.150, JPS 1917) tree →
- Which number follows 49? tree →
- The ducks follow their mother in a line. tree →
- Follow the pattern 2, 4, 6. tree →
- The following week he saved 5 dollars more. tree →
- Follow the instructions carefully. tree →
- Follow the path to the lake. tree →
- Spring follows winter. tree →
- Can you follow the story? tree →
- "Follow me," said the dead woman. tree →
note
«The number that follows» means one more; «the following day/week» means the next one in time. Otherwise it gives no clue about the operation. «As follows» introduces a list.
In the corpora
- And I said unto my master: Peradventure the woman will not follow me.
- And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man.
- and the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine which followeth; for it shall be very grievous.
- But if any harm follow, then thou shalt give life for life,
- And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «follow» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.