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# follow

«follow» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **to go or come after someone or something** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/follow/#m1)

2) To follow is to come next in order or time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/follow/#m2)

3) To follow rules or instructions is to do what they say. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/follow/#m3)

4) To follow a story or an explanation is to understand it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/follow/#m4)

5) To follow a road or a river is to go along it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/follow/#m5)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/follow/#x1)
- And I said unto my master: Peradventure the woman will not follow me. (Torah GEN.24.39, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/follow/#x2)
- And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man. (Torah GEN.24.61, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/follow/#x3)
- But the house of Judah followed David. (Prophets 2SA.2.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/follow/#x4)
- And David was the youngest; and the three eldest followed Saul. — (Prophets 1SA.17.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/follow/#x5)
- They draw nigh that follow after wickedness; they are far from Thy law. (Writings PSA.119.150, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/follow/#x6)
- Which number follows 49? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/follow/#x7)
- The ducks follow their mother in a line. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/follow/#x8)
- Follow the pattern 2, 4, 6. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/follow/#x9)
- The following week he saved 5 dollars more. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/follow/#x10)
- Follow the instructions carefully. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/follow/#x11)
- Follow the path to the lake. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/follow/#x12)
- Spring follows winter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/follow/#x13)
- Can you follow the story? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/follow/#x14)
- "Follow me," said the dead woman. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/follow/#x15)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.660/)
- [And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.686/)
- [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/)
- [But if any harm follow, then thou shalt give life for life,](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.602/)
- [And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.634/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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