follow

=

seguir

verb

follow
[ˈfɒləʊ]
verbo transitivo
1. seguir (person, path, route)
  • I think we're being followed -> creo que nos están siguiendo
  • the road follows the coast -> la carretera va a lo largo de la costa
  • to follow one's nose -> seguir todo recto; (go straight ahead) guiarse por el instinto (act instinctively)
  • to follow suit -> seguir el ejemplo
2. seguir (example, pattern, fashion, instructions); hacer, seguir (career)
3. seguir (understand)
  • I don't quite follow you -> no te sigo bien
4. seguir (pay attention to)
verbo intransitivo
5. seguir (come after)
  • proceed as follows -> proceda de la siguiente forma
6. (result)
  • it follows that… -> se sigue or deduce que…
  • it follows from X that Y -> de X se deduce que Y
7. entender (understand)
  • I don't follow -> no (lo) entiendo

follow [fo-lou]
1. Seguir, ir detrás de alguien; moverse, andar detrás de alguno en la misma dirección; acompañar, escoltar, ir en compañía.
2. Seguir, venir después, suceder en orden o tiempo.
3. Perseguir.
4. Imitar; obedecer, copiar.
5. Obrar conforme a; ponerse de parte de; tener, sostener las mismas opiniones.
6. Aplicarse, dedicarse a ; cuidar sus asuntos; poner en práctica.
7. Observar, tener en vista o en la mente.
8. Resultar, ser consecuencia de algo.
9. Procurar obtener lo que se desea.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
10. Seguir, venir una persona o cosa tras otra. (n)
11. Seguirse, suceder y continuar una cosa a otra. (n)
12. Seguirse, originarse, resultar, provenir. (n)
  • To follow the law -> estudiar el derecho
  • To follow one’s business -> cuidar de sus negocios
  • To follow one’s pleasures -> abandonarse a los placeres
  • To follow again -> volver a seguir
  • It follows -> síguese, resulta, la consecuencia de eso es
  • As follows -> como sigue
  • To follow up -> continuar, proseguir
  • To follow on -> continuar prosiguiendo, perseverar
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