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seguir — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • continue verb To keep doing something without stopping, or to start again after a pause.
  • follow verb To move behind someone or something, going in the same direction.
  • proceed verb To move forward or continue on, especially after a pause.
  • progress noun Forward movement or development toward a goal.
  • succeed verb To achieve a desired goal or outcome.
  • tail noun The flexible appendage extending from the rear of an animal's body.
  • trail verb To follow closely behind someone or something.

Senses

seguir is used for these senses in English:

  • abide by (transitive) To accept (a decision or law) and act in accordance with it; to conform to (a decision or law); to acquiesce to (a decision or law).
  • come after To pursue or follow; to pursue with hostile intent.
  • continue (transitive) To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity).
  • follow (transitive) To understand, to pay attention to.
  • proceed To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to carry on.
  • progress (intransitive) To move, go, or proceed forward; to advance.
  • succeed (intransitive) To come in the place of another person, thing, or event; to come next in the usual, natural, or prescribed course of things; to follow; hence, to come next in the possession of anything; (often with to).
  • tail To follow or hang to, like a tail; to be attached closely to, as that which can not be evaded.

follow — full definition

  1. verb To move behind someone or something, going in the same direction.
  2. verb To act in accordance with instructions, rules, or a particular path or belief.
  3. verb To understand or keep track of something as it happens.
  4. verb To subscribe to updates from a person or account on social media.
  5. verb To be a logical or natural result of something.

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