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