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follows meaning

EN[ˈfɒləʊz] [ˈfɑloʊz] [-əʊz]
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WFollows
  • Follows is a surname, and may refer to:
  • Dave Follows (1941-2003), British cartoonist
  • Denis Follows (1908-1983), British sports administrator
  • Megan Follows (born 1968), Canadian American actress

    Definition of follows in English Dictionary

  • VerbBFfollowPRfollowingPT, PPfollowed
    1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of follow.
    2. More Examples
      1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
        • Preliminary homology assessments of the epiossifications that occupy the periphery of the parietosquamosal frill follow the original analysis [11 ], which is discussed in Loewen et al.
        • However, those approaches are hindered by low cell yield, limited plasticity, and differentiation capacity following prolongated expansion in vitro [ 24 ].
        • All patients were followed for ⩾1 year using the IPSS, uroflowmetry and measurements of maximum urinary flow rate ( Q max ) and the postvoid residual urine volume (PVR).
      2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
        • Following this logic, multiple treatment options including microfracture, mosaicplasty, and autologous chondrocyte implantation have been explored [3 ].
        • Following reperfusion, a portion of the blood was collected by cardiopuncture, and the heart was harvested and washed with ice-cold normal saline.
        • Following the approach adopted in [2, 3], two orthogonal cartesian reference systems are considered: [ …] .
      3. Used in the Ending of Sentence
        • All over that big ole doodied up house she walks and talks and I follow.
        • If you’ve got them by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow.
        • With Twitter, it’s as easy to unfollow as it is to follow.
    • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
      1. Verbs
        • Verb forms
          • Verb singular forms
            • Third-person singular forms
      Related Links:
      1. en follows on
      2. en follows up
      Source: Wiktionary

      Meaning of follows for the defined word.

      Grammatically, this word "follows" is a verb, more specifically, a verb form.
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