follow

['fɒləʊ] 1.

verbo transitivo

1) (move after) seguire [person, car] (into in)

to follow sb. in — entrare seguendo qcn.

he followed his father into politics — si diede alla politica come suo padre

they'll follow us on a later flight — ci raggiungeranno con un volo successivo

2) (come after) seguire [event, item on list]; succedere a [leader]

I followed up my swim with a sauna — dopo aver nuotato ho fatto una sauna

3) (go along, be guided by) seguire [clue, path, fashion, instinct, instructions]

4) (support, be led by) seguire [teachings, example]; praticare, professare [religion]; aderire a [faith, ideas]; essere seguace di [person, leader]

5) (watch or read closely) seguire [sport, stock market, serial, trial]

6) (understand) seguire [explanation, reasoning]

if you follow my meaning — se riesci a capire quello che voglio dire

7) (practise) esercitare, fare [trade, profession]; proseguire [career]; seguire [way of life]

2.

verbo intransitivo

1) (move after) seguire

he followed on his bike — venne dietro in bicicletta

to follow in sb.'s footsteps — seguire le tracce di qcn

2) (come after in time) seguire

there followed a lengthy debate — seguì un lungo dibattito

there's ice cream to follow — a seguire ci sarà del gelato

the results were as follows — i risultati furono i seguenti

the sum is calculated as follows — la somma viene calcolata come segue o nel seguente modo

3) (be logical consequence) conseguire, derivare

it follows that — ne consegue che

that doesn't follow — non c'è alcun nesso

that follows — ha senso

4) (understand) seguire

I don't follow — non capisco

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- follow about

- follow on

- follow out

- follow through

- follow up

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['foləu] 1. verb

1) (to go or come after: I will follow (you).) seguire

2) (to go along (a road, river etc): Follow this road.) seguire

3) (to understand: Do you follow (my argument)?) seguire

4) (to act according to: I followed his advice.) seguire

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- follower

- following 2. adjective

1) (coming after: the following day.) seguente, successivo

2) (about to be mentioned: You will need the following things.)

3. preposition

(after; as a result of: Following his illness, his hair turned white.) in seguito a

4. pronoun

(things about to be mentioned: You must bring the following - pen, pencil, paper and rubber.)

- follow-up

- follow up

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['fɒləʊ] 1.

verbo transitivo

1) (move after) seguire [person, car] (into in)

to follow sb. in — entrare seguendo qcn.

he followed his father into politics — si diede alla politica come suo padre

they'll follow us on a later flight — ci raggiungeranno con un volo successivo

2) (come after) seguire [event, item on list]; succedere a [leader]

I followed up my swim with a sauna — dopo aver nuotato ho fatto una sauna

3) (go along, be guided by) seguire [clue, path, fashion, instinct, instructions]

4) (support, be led by) seguire [teachings, example]; praticare, professare [religion]; aderire a [faith, ideas]; essere seguace di [person, leader]

5) (watch or read closely) seguire [sport, stock market, serial, trial]

6) (understand) seguire [explanation, reasoning]

if you follow my meaning — se riesci a capire quello che voglio dire

7) (practise) esercitare, fare [trade, profession]; proseguire [career]; seguire [way of life]

2.

verbo intransitivo

1) (move after) seguire

he followed on his bike — venne dietro in bicicletta

to follow in sb.'s footsteps — seguire le tracce di qcn

2) (come after in time) seguire

there followed a lengthy debate — seguì un lungo dibattito

there's ice cream to follow — a seguire ci sarà del gelato

the results were as follows — i risultati furono i seguenti

the sum is calculated as follows — la somma viene calcolata come segue o nel seguente modo

3) (be logical consequence) conseguire, derivare

it follows that — ne consegue che

that doesn't follow — non c'è alcun nesso

that follows — ha senso

4) (understand) seguire

I don't follow — non capisco

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- follow about

- follow on

- follow out

- follow through

- follow up