Hans51 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Meaning of 'follow'
Time now for a look through the global headlines we're following this Tuesday morning.
I was wondering which definition applies to the 'following' in the example sentence? And can we say the meaning of follow mean the same as cover meaning the below?
[transitive]cover something to report on an event for television, a newspaper, etc; to show an event on television.
What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual in advance.
watch/listen
11 [transitive]follow somebody/something to watch or listen to somebody/something very carefully The children were following every word of the story intently.Her eyes followed him everywhere (= she was looking at him all the time).be interested in
12 [transitive]follow something to take an active interest in something and be aware of what is happening Have you been following the basketball championships?Millions of people followed the trial on TV.I was wondering which definition applies to the 'following' in the example sentence? And can we say the meaning of follow mean the same as cover meaning the below?
[transitive]cover something to report on an event for television, a newspaper, etc; to show an event on television.
What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual in advance.
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Hans51 I was wondering which definition applies to the 'following' in the example sentence? A bit of both, I suppose. Hans51 And can we say the meaning of follow mean the same as cover meaning the below?
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Hans51I was wondering which definition applies to the 'following' in the example sentence?A bit of both, I suppose.
Hans51 And can we say the meaning of follow mean the same as cover meaning the below?Here, yes.
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This word is only used in this way by newscasters. It means something more that just listen, or watch, or be interested in. In this context, it means something like: we have the latest news constantly being scrolled before us on our screens, and whenever we spot something that's in the sensational category, we develop the story for our listeners.
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