| 【follow】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "folgian," "fylgian," and "fylgan." It carries the basic meaning of "follow." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "follow"]
follow ****[351] If you follow someone who is going somewhere, you move along behind them because you want to go to the same place.
follower ☆[4683] A follower of a particular person, group, or belief is someone who supports or admires this person, group, or belief.
following ****[1211] The following day, week, or year is the day, week, or year after the one you have just mentioned.
[WORD ROOT]root follow
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] follow
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) folgian, fylgian, fylgan
[MEANING]root follow
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 folgian [=fylgan] to follow, pursue
- 【Old English】 fylgian [=fylgan] to follow, pursue
- 【Old English】 fylgan to accompany especially as a disciple), move in the same direction as; follow after, pursue, move behind in the same direction
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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follow ★★★★[351] verb from follow
【DEFINITION】 If you follow someone who is going somewhere, you move along behind them because you want to go to the same place.
【Declension/Conjugation】 followed, followed, following, follows
【SYNONYM】 succeed
【ROOTs】 follow; follow
【Etymology】 《Old English folgian》 [=fylgan] to follow, pursue
【First Known Meaning】 to accompany (especially as a disciple), move in the same direction as; follow after, pursue, move behind in the same direction
【DERIVATIVEs】 followable, follow
follower ☆[4683] noun from follow
【DEFINITION】 A follower of a particular person, group, or belief is someone who supports or admires this person, group, or belief.
【pl.】 followers
【SYNONYM】 disciple
【COMPOSITION】 follow + er
【ROOTs】 ⑴ follow; follow ⑵ er; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English folgian》 [=fylgan] to follow, pursue
following ★★★★[1211] adjective from follow
【DEFINITION】 The following day, week, or year is the day, week, or year after the one you have just mentioned.
【ANTONYM】 foregoing
【COMPOSITION】 follow + ing
【ROOTs】 ⑴ follow; follow ⑵ ing; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English folgian》 [=fylgan] to follow, pursue
Other words containing "follow"; followable
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
fly
flu-
flora-, flos-, flor
flict
flect-, flex
fla
fix
five
fish
firm-
