Adopt vs Follow - What's the Difference?

Adopt

Follow

Definitions

Definition as Verb
  • take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities
  • take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
  • take up and practice as one's own
  • put into dramatic form
  • take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
  • choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
  • take into one's family
Definition as Verb
  • to travel behind, go after, come after
  • be next
  • to bring something about at a later time than
  • accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of
  • adhere to or practice
  • grasp the meaning
  • choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
  • work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
  • to be the product or result
  • come after in time, as a result
  • act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes
  • behave in accordance or in agreement with
  • come as a logical consequence; follow logically
  • keep informed
  • perform an accompaniment to
  • be later in time
  • follow in or as if in pursuit
  • keep to
  • be the successor (of)
  • keep under surveillance
  • imitate in behavior; take as a model
  • follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
  • travel along a certain course
  • follow with the eyes or the mind

Examples

  • "When will the new President assume office?"
  • "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"
  • "adopt a book for a screenplay"
  • "She embraced Catholicism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith"
  • "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"
  • "They adopted two children from Nicaragua"
  • "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum"
  • "Mary plays best, with John and Sue following"
  • "She followed dinner with a brandy"; "He followed his lecture with a question and answer period"
  • "Let's follow our great helmsman!"; "She followed a guru for years"
  • "These people still follow the laws of their ancient religion"
  • "Can you follow her argument?"; "When he lectures, I cannot follow"
  • "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"
  • "He is a herpetologist"; "She is our resident philosopher"
  • "Melons come from a vine"; "Understanding comes from experience"
  • "A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake"
  • "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "follow these simple rules"; "abide by the rules"
  • "follow a pattern"; "follow my example"
  • "It follows that your assertion is false"; "the theorem falls out nicely"
  • "He kept up on his country's foreign policies"
  • "The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano"
  • "Tuesday always follows Monday"
  • "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life"
  • "Stick to your principles"; "stick to the diet"
  • "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?"
  • "The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing"
  • "Teenagers follow their friends in everything"
  • "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba"; "trace the student's progress"; "trace one's ancestry"
  • "follow the road"; "follow the trail"
  • "Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the binoculars"

Parts of Speech

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