follow
verb (used with object)
to come after in sequence, order of time, etc..
have followed
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present perfectof follow.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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In the years since Chobe Game Lodge introduced its first electric boat, other lodges around Africa have followed suit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
The dodo may have followed a more flexible daily schedule, with activity possibly extending into dawn and dusk.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
“I have followed what Pete’s doing, and he’s figured some things out with the bat. “He’s having a heck of a year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
In the 50 years that have followed, audiences have become somewhat less susceptible to scares, but no less susceptible to phenomena.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
Various cases of delayed paralysis have followed use of one or another of these insecticides.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
