follow

follow
follow [ˈfɒləʊ]
1. transitive verb
suivre
• he followed me into the room il m'a suivi dans la pièce
• we're being followed on nous suit
• they followed the guide ils ont suivi le guide
• he'll be a difficult man to follow il sera difficile de lui succéder
• to have sb followed faire suivre qn
• a bodyguard followed the president everywhere un garde du corps accompagnait le président partout
• he arrived first, followed by the ambassador il est arrivé le premier, suivi de l'ambassadeur
• he followed his father into the business il a pris la succession de son père
• to follow sb's advice suivre les conseils de qn
• do you follow football? vous suivez le football ?
• which team do you follow? tu es supporter de quelle équipe ?
• do you follow me? ( = understand) vous me suivez ?
► to follow suit en faire autant
2. intransitive verb
   a. suivre
• to follow hard on sb's heels être sur les talons de qn
• to follow in sb's footsteps suivre les traces de qn
• we had ice cream to follow ensuite nous avons pris de la glace
• his argument was as follows son raisonnement était le suivant
   b. ( = result) it follows that ... il s'ensuit que ...
• it follows from this that ... il s'ensuit que ...
• that doesn't follow pas forcément
3. compounds
► follow-my-leader noun (British) ≈ pigeon vole m
► follow-through noun (to a project, survey) suite f
► follow-up noun (on file, case) suivi m (on, of de)
• this course is a follow-up to the beginners' course ce cours fait suite au cours pour débutants ► follow-up interview noun entretien m complémentaire
► follow about, follow aroundseparable transitive verb
suivre (partout)
► follow on intransitive verb
( = come after) suivre
► follow out separable transitive verb
[+ order] exécuter ; [+ instructions] suivre
► follow through
1. intransitive verb
(Golf, tennis) accompagner sa balle
2. separable transitive verb
[+ idea, plan] poursuivre jusqu'au bout
► follow up separable transitive verb
   a. ( = benefit from) [+ success, victory] exploiter ; [+ offer] donner suite à
   b. ( = not lose track of) suivre
• we must follow this business up il faudra suivre cette affaire
• this is a case to follow up c'est une affaire à suivre
   c. ( = reinforce) [+ victory] asseoir ; [+ remark] compléter (with par)
• they followed up their insults with threats ils ont fait suivre leurs insultes de menaces
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['fɒləʊ] 1.
transitive verb
1) (move after) suivre [person, car] (into dans)

to follow somebody in — entrer derrière quelqu'un

she followed her father into politics — elle est entrée dans la politique comme son père

they'll follow us on a later flight — ils nous rejoindront par un autre vol

2) (come after in time) suivre [event, item on list]; succéder à [leader]

followed by — suivi de

3) (be guided by) suivre [clue, path, fashion, instinct, instructions]
4) (adhere to) suivre [teachings, example]; pratiquer [religion]; adhérer à [faith, ideas]; être le disciple de [person, leader]
5) (watch closely) suivre [stock market, serial, trial]
6) (understand) suivre [explanation, reasoning, plot]

if you follow my meaning — si tu vois ce que je veux dire

7) (practise) exercer [trade, profession]; poursuivre [career]; avoir [way of life]
2.
intransitive verb
1) (move after) suivre

she followed on her bike — elle a suivi en vélo

to follow in somebody's footsteps — suivre les traces de quelqu'un

2) (come after in time) suivre

there followed a lengthy debate — il s'ensuivit un débat interminable

there's ice cream to follow — ensuite il y a de la glace

the results were as follows — les résultats ont été les suivants

3) (be logical consequence) s'ensuivre

it follows that — il s'ensuit que

it doesn't necessarily follow that — ça ne veut pas forcément dire que

that doesn't follow — ce n'est pas évident

that follows — ça me paraît logique

4) (understand) suivre

I don't follow — je ne suis pas

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