The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms INTRO ...

lecture? 9 watch, be a fan or aficionado of, pursue, take an
interest in, keep up with, keep abreast of, cheer or root for,
admire: He follows international yacht racing. 10 follow
through (on). persist or persevere, continue, perform, conclude,
realize, consummate, pursue, carry out, see through, make good,
discharge, adhere to, keep: I only hope she follows this
through and delivers the goods. 11 follow up (on). a pursue,
go after, track, investigate, pursue, check (out), check up
(on), inquire, make inquiries, look into: MacGregor is very
good at following up on the most obscure references. b pursue,
prosecute, reinforce, consolidate, support, buttress, augment,
bolster, ensure: The Romans followed up their success with an
attack on Olbia.
follower n. 1 disciple, adherent, student, pupil, apprentice,
prot‚g‚(e): They were followers of Buddha. 2 attendant,
henchman, servant, retainer, bodyguard, myrmidon: Louie walked
in with two of his followers. 3 supporter, devotee, fan,
aficionado, promoter, enthusiast, booster, advocate, proponent,
US rooter, Colloq groupie: She is a faithful follower of The
Dirty Knees, a rock group.
follow-through
n. perseverance, diligence, persistence, steadfastness,
endurance, stamina, indefatigableness, sedulousness, sedulity,
pursuance, tenacity, resolve, determination, Colloq US
stick-to-it-iveness: One needs imagination for new ideas but
follow-through to make them succeed.
follow-up n. reinforcement, support, backup, bolstering; consolidation:
The failure of the sales campaign was attributed to lack of
follow-up.
folly n. 1 foolishness, nonsense, absurdity, daftness, silliness,
preposterousness, absurdness, senselessness, fatuousness,
fatuity, rashness, stupidity, asininity, inanity,
nonsensicalness, idiocy, imbecility, irrationality, lunacy,
insanity, madness, craziness, eccentricity, weak-mindedness,
feeble-mindedness, simple-mindedness, muddle-headedness,
thickheadedness, stolidity, stolidness, obtuseness,
brainlessness, Colloq dumbness, dopiness, nuttiness, US and
Canadian kookiness: They saw the folly of fighting against such
enormous odds. It would be folly to leave in this storm. 2