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follow vs check

check vs follow

follow is not a noun while check is a noun.

follow and check both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
follow No No Yes No
check Yes No Yes No
As verbs, check is a hypernym of follow; that is, check is a word with a broader meaning than follow:
  • follow: follow with the eyes or the mind
  • check: examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
Other hypernyms of follow include check into, check out, check over, check up on, go over, look into, suss out.
follow (noun) check (noun)
the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
obstructing an opponent in ice hockey
(chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king
the act of inspecting or verifying
a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard)
a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
an appraisal of the state of affairs
additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
the bill in a restaurant
a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.
a written order directing a bank to pay money
the state of inactivity following an interruption
follow (verb) check (verb)
behave in accordance or in agreement with slow the growth or development of
keep informed become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
keep to make cracks or chinks in
follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something arrest the motion (of something) abruptly
grasp the meaning examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
imitate in behavior; take as a model put a check mark on or near or next to
perform an accompaniment to be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
to travel behind, go after, come after verify by consulting a source or authority
travel along a certain course write out a check on a bank account
follow in or as if in pursuit find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
keep under surveillance place into check
choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans decline to initiate betting
to subscribe to someone's updates on social media hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
to be subscribed to updates from another user on social media mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on
act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes stop in a chase especially when scent is lost
be the successor (of) abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey
follow with the eyes or the mind stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution
work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping
accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of consign for shipment on a vehicle
adhere to or practice develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
be later in time make an examination or investigation
come after in time, as a result lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
be next block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey
to bring something about at a later time than be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
to be the product or result be verified or confirmed; pass inspection
come as a logical consequence; follow logically
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