follow

ついていく、後を追う

人や物の後ろを、同じ方向に進む。

やさしい英語で： To move behind someone or something, going in the same direction.

• Follow me to the kitchen.
• The dog followed its owner home.
• We followed the path through the woods.

類義語： go after, trail

反対語： lead

よく使う表現： follow someone, follow a path, follow behind someone, follow that car

従う、守る

指示や規則、助言に従って行動する。

やさしい英語で： To do what instructions, rules, or advice tell you to do.

• Please follow the instructions.
• She followed the recipe exactly.
• Did you follow your doctor’s advice?

類義語： obey, comply with

反対語： disobey

よく使う表現： follow instructions, follow the rules, follow someone’s advice

続く

時間や順序で、別の物事の後に来たり起きたりする。

やさしい英語で： To happen or come after something else in time or order.

• Dinner follows the meeting.
• A short break followed the first lesson.
• What follows this chapter?

使い方： be followed by something (The talk was followed by a short discussion.)

類義語： come after, succeed

反対語： precede

よく使う表現： follow something, follow shortly, follow a meeting

押し球

ビリヤードで、手球が別の球に当たった後も前に進む打ち方。

やさしい英語で： A billiards shot that makes your ball keep moving forward after it hits another ball.

• Use follow on this shot.
• Too much follow sent the cue ball into a pocket.
• She added follow to keep the ball moving forward.

類義語： topspin

反対語： draw

よく使う表現： follow shot, apply follow, use follow