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  1. 1. v. t. To go or come after; to move behind in the same path or direction; hence, to go with (a leader, guide, etc.); to accompany; to attend. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. To endeavor to overtake; to go in pursuit of; to chase; to pursue; to prosecute. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. t. To accept as authority; to adopt the opinions of; to obey; to yield to; to take as a rule of action; as, to follow good advice. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. t. To copy after; to take as an example. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. t. To succeed in order of time, rank, or office. Source: opted
  6. 6. v. t. To result from, as an effect from a cause, or an inference from a premise. Source: opted
  7. 7. v. t. To watch, as a receding object; to keep the eyes fixed upon while in motion; to keep the mind upon while in progress, as a speech, musical performance, etc.; also, to keep up with; to understand the meaning, connection, or force of, as of a course of thought or argument. Source: opted
  8. 8. v. t. To walk in, as a road or course; to attend upon closely, as a profession or calling. Source: opted
  9. 9. v. i. To go or come after; -- used in the various senses of the transitive verb: To pursue; to attend; to accompany; to be a result; to imitate. Source: opted
  10. 10. v. to travel behind, go after, come after Source: wordnet
  11. 11. v. be later in time Source: wordnet
  12. 12. v. come as a logical consequence; follow logically Source: wordnet

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