follower
gb/fˈɑloʊɚ/ us/fˈɑloʊɚ/
A2
Engelsk
~ 5000
Betydninger
0 betydninger
Navneord
A2
entity
1
Person who supports someone
Someone who likes and supports another person or their ideas.
Brugsmønster:
[someone] is a follower of [someone/something]
Typisk fejl:
Learners sometimes confuse 'follower' with 'fan'. While similar, 'follower' can imply more consistent support or ideological alignment, not just casual enjoyment.
Synonymer
supporter (Emphasizes active backing or advocacy for a person or cause.)
Antonymer
leader (A leader guides others, while a follower is guided.)
Ordforbindelser
loyal follower
|devoted follower
|follower of [someone]
|faithful follower
Temaer
social
|relationships
|politics
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Eksempler
- She has been a loyal follower of the artist for years.
- The politician's followers gathered in the city square.
- He became a follower of the new political movement.
Læringseksempler
- I am a follower of this writer.
- She is a follower of that music group.
- Many followers came to see the band.
Navneord
A2
entity
2
Social media subscriber
Someone who chooses to see another person's posts on social media.
Brugsmønster:
[someone] has [number] followers on [platform]
Typisk fejl:
Learners may confuse 'followers' with 'friends' on social networks; 'followers' do not require mutual connection.
Synonymer
subscriber (Common in digital contexts; refers to someone signed up for updates.)
Antonymer
unfollower (Someone who stops following on social media.)
Ordforbindelser
gain followers
|lose followers
|follow back
|followers count
Temaer
technology
|social
|communication
|daily_life
Eksempler
- She has over a million followers on Instagram.
- The influencer gained thousands of new followers after the viral video.
- He lost several followers after changing his content style.
Læringseksempler
- I have 200 followers on Twitter.
- She got many followers after her photo.
- He wants more followers on Instagram.
Navneord
B1
relation
3
Person moving behind another
Someone who walks, drives, or moves behind another person or thing.
Brugsmønster:
[someone/something] is a follower of [someone/something] in [movement/order]
Synonymer
pursuer (Implies following with intent to catch, often more active than 'follower'.)
Antonymer
forerunner (Someone or something that goes before others.)
Ordforbindelser
close follower
|follower in line
Temaer
movement
|daily life
|space
|time
|core_vocabulary
Eksempler
- The hiker noticed a silent follower on the trail.
- In the parade, each float had several followers walking behind it.
- The cyclist kept glancing back at his persistent follower.
Læringseksempler
- The dog was a follower behind me.
- He is a follower in the race.
- There was a follower behind the car.
Grammatik
Opslagsform
follower
IPA
GB/fˈɑloʊɚ/
US/fˈɑloʊɚ/
Stavelser og tryk
fol - low - er (3 stavelser)
Stress on 1st syllable (fol)
Ordformer
Noun
- Base: follower
- Plural: followers
Ordfamilie
Forms
followers
noun
Core family
follow
verb A2
following
adjective
Negative and opposite forms
unfollow
verb
Advanced or less common
followership
noun
Udtryk
follow up
1/fˈɑloʊ ˈʌp/
phrasal verb
Do more after first action/event
To do something more to finish what you started or check progress after an earlier action.
Eksempler
- She called to follow up on our meeting last week.
- The police will follow up on all leads.
- The doctor will follow up with you in two weeks.
- I sent an email and will follow up with a phone call.
follow in someone's footsteps
1/fˈɑloʊ ˈɪn sˈʌmwˌʌnz fˈʊtstˌɛps/
idiom
Take same path as someone else
To do the same job or live like someone did before you, often a family member.
Eksempler
- She followed in her mother's footsteps and became a teacher.
- She followed in her father’s footsteps and became a lawyer.
- He followed in his father's footsteps and became a doctor.
- Many young athletes hope to follow in their heroes’ footsteps.
- Many young musicians try to follow in the footsteps of famous artists.
- Many young athletes hope to follow in the footsteps of their heroes.
follow suit
1/fˈɑloʊ sˈut/
idiom
Do as someone else did
To do the same thing that another person has just done.
Eksempler
- When one store lowered prices, others quickly followed suit.
- When she left early, the rest of the staff followed suit.
- When one shop lowered its prices, the others soon followed suit.
- She started jogging, and her friends followed suit.
- Other companies followed suit and raised their prices.
- After she dyed her hair, her friends followed suit.