"フォロー" meaning in Japanese

See フォロー in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ɸo̞ɾo̞ː] Forms: forō [romanization]
Etymology: From English follow. Etymology templates: {{bor|ja|en|follow}} English follow Head templates: {{ja-noun}} フォロー • (forō)
  1. (social media) follow
    Sense id: en-フォロー-ja-noun-o84LYQbN Categories (other): Social media, Japanese katakana, Japanese verbs without transitivity Disambiguation of Japanese katakana: 13 16 18 11 11 15 15 Disambiguation of Japanese verbs without transitivity: 11 11 18 20 9 18 13
  2. follow-up; subsequent action or treatment
    Sense id: en-フォロー-ja-noun-u6UdX51x Categories (other): Japanese katakana, Japanese verbs without transitivity Disambiguation of Japanese katakana: 13 16 18 11 11 15 15 Disambiguation of Japanese verbs without transitivity: 11 11 18 20 9 18 13
  3. (golf) a tailwind, wind blowing in the same direction as the shot
    Sense id: en-フォロー-ja-noun-OdzPCj~~ Categories (other): Golf, Japanese katakana, Japanese verbs without transitivity Disambiguation of Japanese katakana: 13 16 18 11 11 15 15 Disambiguation of Japanese verbs without transitivity: 11 11 18 20 9 18 13 Topics: golf, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Verb

IPA: [ɸo̞ɾo̞ː]
Etymology: From English follow. Etymology templates: {{bor|ja|en|follow}} English follow Head templates: {{ja-verb-suru}} フォローする • (forō suru) suru (stem フォローし (forō shi), past フォローした (forō shita)) Forms: フォローする [canonical], forō suru [romanization], フォローし [stem], フォローした [past], no-table-tags [table-tags], フォローし [error-unrecognized-form], forō shi [error-unrecognized-form], フォローする [error-unrecognized-form], forō suru [error-unrecognized-form], フォローすれ [error-unrecognized-form], forō sure [error-unrecognized-form], フォローせよ [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], フォローしろ [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], forō seyo [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], forō shiro [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], フォローされる [passive], forō sareru [passive], フォローさせる [causative], フォローさす [causative], forō saseru [causative], forō sasu [causative], フォローできる [potential], forō dekiru [potential], フォローしよう [volitional], forō shiyō [volitional], フォローしない [negative], forō shinai [negative], フォローせず [continuative, negative], forō sezu [continuative, negative], フォローします [formal], forō shimasu [formal], フォローした [perfective], forō shita [perfective], フォローして [conjunctive], forō shite [conjunctive], フォローすれば [conditional, hypothetical], forō sureba [conditional, hypothetical]
  1. to defend; to look after (someone); to assist; to supplement; to compensate for another's short-comings
    Sense id: en-フォロー-ja-verb-oz3CX1ec Categories (other): Japanese katakana, Japanese verbs without transitivity Disambiguation of Japanese katakana: 13 16 18 11 11 15 15 Disambiguation of Japanese verbs without transitivity: 11 11 18 20 9 18 13
  2. (social media) to follow
    Sense id: en-フォロー-ja-verb-h8oRCcyX Categories (other): Social media, Japanese katakana Disambiguation of Japanese katakana: 13 16 18 11 11 15 15
  3. (sports) to rebound; follow up (a shot etc.)
    Sense id: en-フォロー-ja-verb-fdpz2Xlm Categories (other): Sports, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese katakana, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese verbs without transitivity, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 3 7 27 13 3 37 10 Disambiguation of Japanese katakana: 13 16 18 11 11 15 15 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 6 8 22 20 5 31 8 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 6 7 23 19 5 34 6 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 6 7 24 17 5 35 6 Disambiguation of Japanese verbs without transitivity: 11 11 18 20 9 18 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 3 29 11 3 46 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 3 30 11 3 47 4 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  4. to continue an action or sequence of actions; to follow on, follow through
    Sense id: en-フォロー-ja-verb-37rNjqhl Categories (other): Japanese katakana, Japanese verbs without transitivity Disambiguation of Japanese katakana: 13 16 18 11 11 15 15 Disambiguation of Japanese verbs without transitivity: 11 11 18 20 9 18 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: フォロワー (forowā) (english: follower)

Alternative forms

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      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "アゲンスト"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "ja:Golf"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a tailwind, wind blowing in the same direction as the shot"
      ],
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        [
          "golf",
          "golf"
        ],
        [
          "tailwind",
          "tailwind"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(golf) a tailwind, wind blowing in the same direction as the shot"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "golf",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "other": "フォロー"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɸo̞ɾo̞ː]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "フォロー"
}

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    "Japanese nouns",
    "Japanese suru verbs",
    "Japanese terms borrowed from English",
    "Japanese terms derived from English",
    "Japanese terms spelled with フォ",
    "Japanese terms spelled with ー",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Japanese verbs",
    "Japanese verbs without transitivity",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
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    {
      "form": "フォローする",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "forō suru",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "フォローし",
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        "stem"
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    },
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      "form": "フォローした",
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      "form": "フォローし",
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      "form": "forō shi",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    },
    {
      "form": "フォローする",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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      "form": "forō suru",
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      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "フォローすれ",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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      "form": "forō sure",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    },
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      "form": "フォローせよ",
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    },
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      "form": "forō seyo",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative",
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forō shiro",
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        "colloquial",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "フォローされる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forō sareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "フォローさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "フォローさす",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forō saseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forō sasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "フォローできる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forō dekiru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "フォローしよう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forō shiyō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "フォローしない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forō shinai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "フォローせず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forō sezu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "フォローします",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forō shimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "フォローした",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forō shita",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "フォローして",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forō shite",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "フォローすれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forō sureba",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
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  ],
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "フォローする • (forō suru) suru (stem フォローし (forō shi), past フォローした (forō shita))",
      "name": "ja-verb-suru"
    }
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  "lang_code": "ja",
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    {
      "english": "follower",
      "roman": "forowā",
      "word": "フォロワー"
    }
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        {
          "english": "a senior who can assist you",
          "roman": "forō suru koto ga dekiru senpai",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "先",
              "せん"
            ],
            [
              "輩",
              "ぱい"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "フォローすることができる先輩"
        }
      ],
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        "to defend; to look after (someone); to assist; to supplement; to compensate for another's short-comings"
      ],
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          "defend"
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          "assist",
          "assist"
        ],
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          "compensate"
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          "social media"
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          "follow",
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        ]
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        "(social media) to follow"
      ]
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      "categories": [
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      ],
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        "to rebound; follow up (a shot etc.)"
      ],
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        ],
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          "rebound",
          "rebound"
        ],
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          "follow up",
          "follow up"
        ]
      ],
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        "(sports) to rebound; follow up (a shot etc.)"
      ],
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        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to continue an action or sequence of actions; to follow on, follow through"
      ],
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        [
          "continue",
          "continue"
        ],
        [
          "follow on",
          "follow on"
        ],
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          "follow through",
          "follow through"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "other": "フォロー"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɸo̞ɾo̞ː]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "フォロー"
}

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  "title": "フォロー",
  "trace": ""
}

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}

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}

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}

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    "フォロー"
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}

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  "trace": ""
}

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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Meireikei (\"imperative\")'",
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  "title": "フォロー",
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}

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