]]> to follow; to pay attention to. a list of topics to be discussed. to introduce a topic. to stop; to come to a decision. to proceed with; permission to do something. objective, purpose. long in time, duration, or distance. an item, issue, topic of interest. eriodically adv., from time to time. something of importance, something that should be done before other things. a movement forward; to move forward on something, especially work or a project. not to use wisely; not worthwhile.