[
  {
    "word": "follow",
    "phonetic": "/\u02c8f\u0252l\u0259\u028a/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/\u02c8f\u0252l\u0259\u028a/",
        "audio": ""
      },
      {
        "text": "/\u02c8f\u0251lo\u028a/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/follow-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1227742",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "(sometimes attributive) In billiards and similar games, a stroke causing a ball to follow another ball after hitting it.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "a follow shot"
          },
          {
            "definition": "The act of following another user's online activity.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Follow that car!"
          },
          {
            "definition": "To go or come after in a sequence.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "B follows A in the alphabet."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To carry out (orders, instructions, etc.).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Follow these instructions to the letter."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To live one's life according to (religion, teachings, etc).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To understand, to pay attention to.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Do you follow me?"
          },
          {
            "definition": "To watch, to keep track of (reports of) some event or person.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I followed the incumbent throughout the election."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "If you want to see more of our articles, follow us on Twitter."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To be a logical consequence of something.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "If you don't practise proper hygiene, illness is sure to follow."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To walk in, as a road or course; to attend upon closely, as a profession or calling.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "ensue",
          "pursue",
          "tail",
          "trail",
          "succeed"
        ],
        "antonyms": [
          "guide",
          "lead",
          "precede",
          "unfollow"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/follow"
    ]
  }
]