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# followeth

«followeth» in Mova's early modern english dictionary: **follows** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### kind

archaic form

### modern equivalent

follows

### part of speech

verb, old form of «follows» (he, she, it)

### meaning for a pupil

«followeth» means «follows», a form of «follow»: To follow is to go or come after someone or something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/F/followeth/#m1)

### how it differs from today

Only the ending is old: -eth was the ending for he, she and it, where today we say -s: «he followeth» = «he follows».

### examples

- and the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine which followeth; for it shall be very grievous. (Torah GEN.41.31, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/F/followeth/#x1)

### tests

ending -eth (stem «follow», a verb of EWT); corpora 1 (Torah 1, tales 0, Sefer Yetzirah 0); EWT 0; ratio 0.1 (Torah alone 2.3); Wiktionary archaic (a sense)

### In the corpora

- [and the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine which followeth; for it shall be very grievous.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1332/)
- [Destruction followeth upon destruction, for the whole land is spoiled; suddenly are my tents spoiled, my curtains in a moment.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.122/)
- [He that tilleth his ground shall have plenty of bread; but he that followeth after vain things is void of understanding.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.332/)
- [The way of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD; but He loveth him that followeth after righteousness.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.419/)
- [He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, prosperity, and honour.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.609/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «followeth» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/F/followeth/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.