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Transitive verb

to follow (present participle following, past tense and past participle followed)

  1. To go or come after in physical space.
    Follow that car!
  2. To go or come after in a sequence.
    B follows A in the alphabet.
  3. To carry out in accordance to (orders, instructions, etc).
    Follow these instructions to the letter.
  4. To live one's live according to (religion, teachings, etc).
  5. To understand, to pay attention to.
    Do you follow me?

Translations

go or come after in physical space

  • Danish: følge
  • Finnish: seurata
  • French: suivre
  • German: [folgen]]
  • Ido: sequar
  • Italian: seguire
  • Latin: sequi
  • Portuguese: seguir
  • Spanish: seguir
  • Swedish: följa

go or come after in a sequence

  • German: folgen (auf)
  • Swedish: följa

carry out in accordance to

  • German: folgen
  • Swedish: följa

live one's live according to

  • German: folgen
  • French: se plier a (un regle)
  • Swedish: följa

understand

  • German: folgen
  • Swedish: hänga med , förstå , fatta (slang), haja (slang)

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