followed
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
An inflected form of follow · past form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 386 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 50,969 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.024% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
verb
- to travel behind, go after, come after The ducklings followed their mother around the pondPlease follow the guide through the museum
- be later in time also: postdate Tuesday always follows Monday
- come as a logical consequence; follow logically also: fall out It follows that your assertion is falsethe theorem falls out nicely
- travel along a certain course also: travel along follow the roadfollow the trail
- act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes also: comply, abide by He complied with my instructionsYou must comply or else!
- come after in time, as a result also: come after A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake
followed in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Aunt Em followed it to the door.
Gloria and Treeless Street · Annie Hamilton Donnell · Chapter 1
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A man followed her, a suggestion of deference in his manner.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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It was coming fast, and the boy sprang through the bushes and, followed by Mavis, flew down the road.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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Followed by his sponsor he obeys and what happens at the room no one but the men of the society know.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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In such cases we have followed the readings that are best known and that have been recognized by the best authorities.
Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) · O. J. [Annotator] Stevenson · Chapter 1