unfollow

/ˌʌnˈfɒləʊ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌʌnˈfɑːləʊ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌən-ˈfä-lō How to pronounce unfollow (audio)/ (ame, mw)

unfollow — verb

  • unfollowpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • unfollowshe / she / it
  • unfollowedpast simple
  • unfollowing-ing form

1. to take a person, brand, or group off the list of accounts you follow inside a s

1.動詞及物B1
釋義

to take a person, brand, or group off the list of accounts you follow inside a social-media website, so that their posts stop showing up in your feed.

例句

Sivan decided to unfollow the fitness account because too many ads appeared in her feed.

unfollow + account (object is a brand / page)

Jabari felt hurt when he noticed that Quinn had unfollowed him on Instagram.

同義詞
  • mute

    temporarily hides posts without unfollowing; less final.

  • block

    stronger action that also prevents the person from seeing your content.

反義詞
  • follow

    the opposite action — start tracking someone's posts.

文法句型

unfollow + noun phrase (person / account / page)

用法筆記

Object is always a person, group, or page on a social media platform. The past form is unfollowed. Most common on platforms like Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

常見錯誤

❌I unfollow the person yesterday.
✅I unfollowed the person yesterday.
💡unfollow is a regular verb; the past tense adds -ed.
❌I unfollowed from his account.
✅I unfollowed his account.
💡unfollow is transitive and does not need a preposition.