следи́ть — meaning in English

English meaning

• follow verb To move behind someone or something, going in the same direction.
• monitor noun A screen used to display output from a computer or other device.
• pry verb To inquire into someone else's private affairs in a nosy or unwelcome way.
• spy noun A person who secretly gathers information about others, often for a government or rival organization.
• watch noun A small timepiece worn on the wrist or carried in a pocket.

Senses

следи́ть is used for these senses in English:

• follow (ambitransitive) To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching.
• follow (ambitransitive) To go or come after in a sequence.
• follow (transitive) To watch, to keep track of (reports of) some event or person.
• keep track To monitor; to track or record; to understand or follow.
• look after (transitive, obsolete) To expect, look forward to. [14th–18th c.]
• monitor (transitive) To watch over; to guard.
• spy (intransitive) To act as a spy.
• watch (transitive) To be wary or cautious of.

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.

monitor — full definition

1. noun A screen used to display output from a computer or other device.
2. noun A person or device that watches over something to check on its condition or progress.
3. verb To watch or check something regularly over time.

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