followed

verbtake the place of

verbtrail, pursue physically
verbact in accordance with
verbunderstand

Synonyms for followed

verb take the place of

Antonyms for followed

Word Origin & History

Old English folgian, fylgan "follow, accompany; follow after, pursue," also "obey, apply oneself to a practice or calling," from West Germanic *fulg- (cf. Old Saxon folgon, Old Frisian folgia, Middle Dutch volghen, Dutch volgen, Old High German folgen, German folgen, Old Norse fylgja "to follow").

Probably originally a compound, *full-gan with a sense of "full-going;" the sense then shifting to "serve, go with as an attendant" (cf. fulfill). Related: Followed; following. To follow one's nose "go straight on" first attested 1590s. "The full phrase is, 'Follow your nose, and you are sure to go straight.' " [Farmer].

Example Sentences for followed

There was another debate over Spring, who had followed his master as usual.

I do not propose to speak in detail of the dinner that followed.

Other voices no less inspired had followed; and, living, spoke to us.

They had cared for him in his cradle; he followed them to their graves.

A period of quiescence then followed, lasting until, we will say, 1865.

I followed after his tracks, leading the two poor done-up horses.

The spoken language of the Aramaeans followed their business correspondence.

Philip, after a moment's hesitation, followed her, and paused in the doorway.

Got on the track just before dark and followed it along a few miles.

Followed up the gully about a mile, and came to a small spring, and camped.

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Antonyms for followed

kept

traced

tracked

watched

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