follow

S1 W1

BrE /fəˈləʊ/ AmE /foʊˈloʊ/

verb en → es

past followed pp followed ing following

1 MOVE BEHIND [transitive] A1

to move behind someone or something, going in the same direction as them

seguir a alguien/a algo

  • follow sb/sth

Collocations follow the leader · follow the path

  • The children followed their teacher into the classroom.

    Los niños siguieron a su maestro al salón de clases.

2 OBEY [transitive] A2

to obey or act according to someone's rules, advice, etc.

obedecer, seguir

  • follow sb/sth

Collocations follow the law · follow instructions

  • You should follow your doctor's advice.

    Deberías seguir el consejo de tu médico.

3 CONTINUE [transitive] A2

to continue doing something in the same way as before

continuar, proseguir

  • follow sth

Collocations follow a trend · follow the pattern

  • The company decided to follow its usual strategy.

    La empresa decidió seguir su estrategia habitual.

4 COME AFTER [transitive] A2

to come after something in time or order

venir después de, seguir a

  • follow sth

Collocations follow the event · follow the news

  • The meeting will follow the presentation.

    La reunión seguirá a la presentación.

5 STUDY [transitive] B1

to study or learn about something

estudiar, aprender sobre

  • follow sth

Collocations follow a course · follow the news

  • She decided to follow a degree in engineering.

    Decidió seguir una carrera en ingeniería.

6 JOIN [transitive] B1

to join or become part of something

unirse a, unirse con

  • follow sb/sth

Collocations follow the group · follow the party

  • He decided to follow his friends into the club.

    Decidió unirse a sus amigos en el club.

7 WATCH [transitive] B1

to watch or listen to something regularly

seguir, ver regularmente

  • follow sth

Collocations follow a show · follow the news

  • I follow this TV series every week.

    Sigo esta serie de televisión cada semana.

8 CONNECT [transitive] B2

to connect or be connected to something

conectarse a, conectarse con

  • follow sth

Collocations follow the link · follow the trail

  • Click here to follow the link.

    Haz clic aquí para seguir el enlace.

Phrasal verbs

follow up CONTACT AGAIN B1

seguir con, contactar de nuevo

  • We need to follow up on that email.

    Necesitamos seguir con ese correo electrónico.

follow through COMPLETE ACTION B2

completar la acción, llevar a cabo

  • He didn't follow through on his promise.

    No llevó a cabo su promesa.

follow along JOIN IN B1

unirse, seguir el ritmo

  • Please follow along with the music.

    Por favor, sigue la música.

follow suit COPY ACTION B2

seguir el ejemplo, hacer lo mismo

  • The other companies followed suit.

    Las otras empresas siguieron su ejemplo.

follow on from CONTINUE FROM B2

continuar desde, seguir a partir de

  • The second part of the film follows on from where the first left off.

    La segunda parte de la película continúa donde la primera se quedó.

Idioms

follow in sb's footsteps B2

seguir los pasos de alguien

  • She wants to follow in her father's footsteps and become a doctor.

    Ella quiere seguir los pasos de su padre y convertirse en médico.

follow the crowd B2

seguir la corriente, hacer lo que todos hacen

  • He decided not to follow the crowd and do his own thing.

    Decidió no seguir la corriente y hacer su propia cosa.

follow through on sth B2

llevar a cabo algo, cumplir con algo

  • The company needs to follow through on its promises.

    La empresa necesita llevar a cabo sus promesas.