follow

follow
'foləu
1. verb
1) (to go or come after: I will follow (you).) seguir
2) (to go along (a road, river etc): Follow this road.) seguir
3) (to understand: Do you follow (my argument)?) entender, seguir
4) (to act according to: I followed his advice.) seguir
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- following
2. adjective
1) (coming after: the following day.) siguiente
2) (about to be mentioned: You will need the following things.)

3. preposition
(after; as a result of: Following his illness, his hair turned white.) después de

4. pronoun
(things about to be mentioned: You must bring the following - pen, pencil, paper and rubber.)
- follow up
follow vb
1. seguir
the detective followed the suspect el detective siguió al sospechoso
follow these instructions sigue estas instrucciones
2. entender
I'm afraid I don't follow you lo siento, pero no te entiendo
to follow in someone's footsteps seguirle los pasos a alguien
follow
tr['fɒləʊ]
transitive verb
1 (gen) seguir
■ follow me! ¡sígueme!
■ follow that car sigue aquel coche
■ spring follows winter la primavera sigue al invierno
■ the road follows the coast la carretera va por la costa
2 (understand) entender, seguir
■ I don't follow you no te entiendo
■ he couldn't follow what the teacher was saying no entendía lo que decía el profesor
3 (pursue) perseguir
■ the police were following them la policía los perseguían
4 (advice, example, etc) seguir
■ follow the instructions sigue las instrucciones
5 (take interest in) seguir, estar al corriente de
■ we followed the World Cup closely seguimos muy de cerca los mundiales
intransitive verb
1 (gen) seguir
■ you go on ahead and I'll follow tú pasa delante y yo te seguiré
■ in the days that followed durante los días siguientes
2 (understand) entender
■ I don't follow no entiendo
3 (be logical) resultar, derivarse
■ it follows that ... resulta que ...
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
as follows como sigue, así
to follow in somebody's footsteps seguir los pasos a alguien
to follow one's nose seguir todo recto
to follow suit (at cards) jugar del mismo palo 2 (figuratively) hacer lo mismo
follow ['fɑlo] vt
1) : seguir
follow the guide: siga al guía
she followed the road: siguió el camino, continuó por el camino
2) pursue: perseguir, seguir
3) obey: seguir, cumplir, observar
4) understand: entender
follow vi
1) : seguir
2) understand: entender
3)
it follows that... : se deduce que...
follow
v.
• interesarse en v.
• seguir v.
• seguir el hilo de v.
• suceder v.
'fɑːləʊ, 'fɒləʊ
1.
transitive verb
1)
a) (go, come after, pursue) seguir*

the King entered, followed by the Queen — el rey entró, seguido por or de la reina

she followed him into the library — entró en la biblioteca tras él

b) (succeed, happen after)

July follows June — después de junio viene julio

the lecture was followed by a discussion — después de la conferencia hubo un debate

c) (repeat, improve on) \<\<success/achievement\>\> igualar
2)
a) (keep to) \<\<road\>\> seguir* (por); \<\<trail\>\> seguir*
b) (obey) \<\<instructions/advice\>\> seguir*; \<\<order\>\> cumplir
c) (conform to, imitate) \<\<fashion\>\> seguir*

follow her example — sigue su ejemplo, haz como ella

3)
a) (pay close attention to) \<\<movement/progress\>\> seguir* de cerca

to follow something/somebody with one's eyes — seguir* algo/a alguien con la mirada

b) (take interest in) \<\<news\>\> mantenerse* al tanto de; \<\<TV serial\>\> seguir*
4) \<\<argument/reasoning\>\> entender*

do you follow me? — ¿(me) entiendes?


2.
vi
1) (come after)

you go first, and I'll follow — tú ve delante que yo te sigo

a news bulletin follows in five minutes — dentro de cinco minutos habrá un boletín de noticias

we'll start with the soup, and have chicken to follow — para empezar tomaremos sopa y después pollo

the winners were as follows ... — los ganadores fueron ...

2) (be logical consequence) deducirse*, seguirse*

that doesn't necessarily follow — una cosa no implica la otra

3) (understand) entender*
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Phrasal Verbs:
['fɒlǝʊ]
1. VT
1) (=come, go after) seguir

follow that car! — ¡siga a ese coche!

follow me — sígame

she arrived first, followed by the ambassador — ella llegó primero, seguida del embajador

• to follow sb about or around — seguir a algn a todas partes

• he followed me into the room — entró en la habitación detrás de mí

• I followed her out into the garden — salí al jardín detrás de ella

• we followed her up the steps — la seguimos escaleras arriba, subimos (las escaleras) detrás de ella

- follow one's nose
2) (=succeed)

the days following her death — los días que siguieron a su muerte

the dinner will be followed by a concert — después de la cena habrá un concierto

he followed his father into the business — siguió los pasos de su padre en el negocio

they followed this with threats — tras esto empezaron a amenazarnos

the bombing follows a series of recent attacks — los bombardeos se han producido tras una serie de ataques recientes

following our meeting I spoke to the director — tras nuestra reunión hablé con el director

- as surely as night follows day
act 1., 3)
3) (=pursue) seguir

we're being followed — nos están siguiendo, nos vienen siguiendo

she could feel his eyes following her — sentía que la seguía con la mirada

• to have sb followed — mandar seguir a algn

• to follow a lead — seguir una pista

4) (=keep to) [road, river] seguir, ir por

the road follows the coast — la carretera sigue la costa or va por la costa

5) (=observe) [+ instructions, advice, example, fashion] seguir; [+ rules] obedecer, cumplir

I wouldn't advise you to follow that course of action — no le aconsejo que tome ese camino or esas medidas

pattern 1., 3), suit 1., 3)
6) (=engage in) [+ career] emprender; [+ profession] ejercer; [+ trade] dedicarse a; [+ religion] profesar, ser seguidor de
7) (=be interested in) [+ news] seguir, mantenerse al corriente de; [+ TV serial] seguir; [+ sb's progress] seguir

do you follow football? — ¿eres aficionado al fútbol?

which team do you follow? — ¿de qué equipo eres?

8) (=understand) [+ person, argument] seguir, entender

do you follow me? — ¿me sigue?, ¿me entiende?

I don't quite follow you — no te acabo de entender

it was a difficult plot to follow — era un trama difícil de seguir

2. VI
1) (=come after)

they led her in and I followed — la llevaron dentro y yo entré detrás

to follow, there was roast lamb — de segundo había cordero asado

roast chicken, with apple pie to follow — pollo asado y después de postre un pastel de manzana

what follows is an eye-witness account — lo que viene a continuación es la versión de un testigo presencial

further price rises are sure to follow — no cabe duda de que tras esto los precios subirán aún más

• as follows, the text reads as follows — el texto dice lo siguiente, el texto dice así

the winners are as follows — los ganadores son los siguientes

heel, footstep
2) (=result, ensue) deducirse

that doesn't follow — eso no cuadra, de ahí no se puede deducir eso

it follows that ... — (de lo cual) se deduce que ..., se deduce pues que ...

it doesn't follow that ... — no significa que ...

3) (=understand) entender

I don't quite follow — no lo sigo del todo, no lo acabo de entender

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['fɑːləʊ, 'fɒləʊ]
1.
transitive verb
1)
a) (go, come after, pursue) seguir*

the King entered, followed by the Queen — el rey entró, seguido por or de la reina

she followed him into the library — entró en la biblioteca tras él

b) (succeed, happen after)

July follows June — después de junio viene julio

the lecture was followed by a discussion — después de la conferencia hubo un debate

c) (repeat, improve on) \<\<success/achievement\>\> igualar
2)
a) (keep to) \<\<road\>\> seguir* (por); \<\<trail\>\> seguir*
b) (obey) \<\<instructions/advice\>\> seguir*; \<\<order\>\> cumplir
c) (conform to, imitate) \<\<fashion\>\> seguir*

follow her example — sigue su ejemplo, haz como ella

3)
a) (pay close attention to) \<\<movement/progress\>\> seguir* de cerca

to follow something/somebody with one's eyes — seguir* algo/a alguien con la mirada

b) (take interest in) \<\<news\>\> mantenerse* al tanto de; \<\<TV serial\>\> seguir*
4) \<\<argument/reasoning\>\> entender*

do you follow me? — ¿(me) entiendes?


2.
vi
1) (come after)

you go first, and I'll follow — tú ve delante que yo te sigo

a news bulletin follows in five minutes — dentro de cinco minutos habrá un boletín de noticias

we'll start with the soup, and have chicken to follow — para empezar tomaremos sopa y después pollo

the winners were as follows ... — los ganadores fueron ...

2) (be logical consequence) deducirse*, seguirse*

that doesn't necessarily follow — una cosa no implica la otra

3) (understand) entender*
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Phrasal Verbs:

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