| Additional Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| follow⇒ vi | (come next after [sb]) | seguir⇒ vtr |
| | | ir detrás loc verb |
| | I'll go first, and you can follow. |
| | Yo iré primero, y tú me sigues. |
| | Yo iré primero, y tú puedes ir detrás. |
| follow vi | (come next after [sth]) | seguir⇒ vtr |
| | | venir a continuación loc verb |
| | What follows is an example of how not to proceed. |
| | Lo que sigue es un ejemplo de cómo no hay que actuar. |
| follow [sth]⇒ vtr | (occur as a result) | seguirse⇒ v prnl |
| | | deducirse⇒ v prnl |
| | | resultar⇒ vi |
| | It follows that reducing interest rates increases inflation. |
| | De esto se sigue que reduciendo los tipos de interés aumenta la inflación. |
| follow [sth] vtr | (sequence: come after) | seguir⇒ vtr |
| | In the Cyrillic Alphabet, B follows A. |
| | En el alfabeto cirílico, la B sigue a la A. |
| follow [sb]⇒ vtr | (imitate, be like [sb]) | salir a vi + prep |
| | | imitar a vtr + prep |
| | She follows her mother in being very talkative. |
| | Sale a su madre en lo de ser tan habladora. |
| follow [sth]⇒ vtr | (result from [sth]) | salir⇒ vi |
| | Can any good follow this? |
| | ¿Puede salir algo bueno de esto? |
| follow [sth] vtr | (watch) | seguir⇒ vtr |
| | They followed her every move. |
| | Siguieron cada uno de sus movimientos. |
| follow [sth] vtr | (keep up with [sth]) | seguir⇒ vtr |
| | | estar al tanto loc verb |
| | Do you follow politics? |
| | ¿Sigues la política actual? |
| | ¿Estás al tanto de la política? |
| follow [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (understand [sth], [sb]) | seguir⇒ vtr |
| | Do you follow what I'm saying? |
| | ¿Me sigues? |
| follow [sth]⇒ vtr | (obey: a route, pattern, etc.) | seguir⇒ vtr |
| | Alina carefully followed the knitting pattern for the pullover. |
| | Alina siguió cuidadosamente el patrón de tejido del jersey. |
| follow [sb]⇒ vtr | (social media) | seguir a vtr + prep |
| | 80 million people follow this singer on Instagram. |
| | 80 millones de personas siguen a este cantante en Instagram. |
| Locuciones verbales |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| follow [sb] around vtr phrasal sep | (trail [sb]) | seguir a alguien a todas partes loc verb |
| | | seguir a alguien loc verb |
| | He followed me around all day. |
| | Me siguió a todas partes todo el día. |
| follow from [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (come as a logical result) | deducirse de, inferirse de v prnl + prep |
| | This logically follows from the given evidence. |
| | Esto se deduce de las pruebas presentadas. |
| follow on vi phrasal | (be a consequence) | deducirse⇒ v prnl |
| | | resultar⇒ vtr |
| | | seguirse⇒ v prnl |
| | It follows on that any rise in taxes must be accompanied by an improvement in services. |
| | Se deduce que una subida de impuestos ha de ir acompañada de una mejora en los servicios. |
| follow on from [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (be the next step) | derivar de vtr + prep |
| | This action follows on from the decision taken last month. |
| | Estas acciones derivan de la decisión tomada el mes pasado. |
| | | ser consecuencia de loc verb |
| | | ser el resultado de loc verb |
| | Estas acciones son consecuencia de la decisión tomada el mes pasado. |
| follow on vi phrasal | (come after [sb], walk behind [sb]) | seguir⇒ vtr |
| | | caminar detrás de, ir detrás de loc verb |
| | You two go ahead while I tie my shoelace, and I'll follow on. |
| | Ustedes vayan mientras yo me ato los cordones y luego los sigo. |
follow [sth] out,
follow out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (directions: carry out) (instrucciones) | llevar a cabo loc verb |
| | | realizar⇒ vtr |
| follow through vi phrasal | (continue [sth] to completion) | acabar lo que se empieza loc verb |
| | | seguir hasta el final vi + loc adv |
| | | completar⇒ vtr |
| | | terminar⇒, acabar⇒ vtr |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the term is a noun |
| | He's very good at starting things but never seems to manage to follow through. |
| | Él es muy bueno para comenzar las cosas, pero nunca parece acabar lo que empieza. |
| | Él es muy bueno para comenzar las cosas, pero nunca parece completar ninguna. |
| follow through with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (continue [sth] to completion) | completar⇒ vtr |
| | | terminar⇒, acabar⇒ vtr |
| | Sam is always making plans but she never follows through with any of them. |
| | Sam siempre está haciendo planes, pero nunca completa ninguno. |
| follow [sth] through vtr phrasal sep | (continue [sth] to completion) | completar⇒ vtr |
| | | terminar⇒, acabar⇒ vtr |
| | A good manager ensures that their team is able to follow a project through. |
| | Un buen gerente se asegura de que su equipo pueda completar los proyectos. |
| follow through vi phrasal | (sports: after throwing, etc.) (Deportes) | acompañar el movimiento loc verb |
| | She's learning how to follow through in a complete arc after hitting the ball. |
| | Está aprendiendo a acompañar el movimiento con un arco completo después de pegarle a la bola. |
| follow up vi phrasal | (take next step) | continuar⇒ vi |
| | The young gymnast performed a dive roll, and did a cartwheel to follow up. |
| | La joven gimnasta realizó una vuelta de carnero y continuó con una rueda de carro. |
| follow up on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (investigate) | investigar⇒ vtr |
| | | estudiar⇒ vtr |
| | The detective followed up on the lead. |
| | El detective investigó la pista. |
| Compound Forms: |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
follow in [sb]'s footsteps,
follow in the footsteps of [sb] v expr | figurative (do as [sb] else has done) (figurado) | seguir los pasos de loc verb |
| | Siguió los pasos de su madre y se convirtió en una artista. |
follow in [sb]'s footsteps,
follow in the footsteps of [sb] v expr | figurative (take the same career path as [sb] else) | emular a vtr + prep |
| | He wanted to follow in his brother's footsteps and become a football player. |
| | She followed in her mother's footsteps and became an artist. |
| | Quería emular a su hermano y convertirse en un jugador de fútbol. |
| | (figurado) | seguir los pasos de loc verb |
| | | andar en los mismos pasos que loc verb |
| | | seguir la trayectoria de loc verb |
| | Quería seguir los pasos de su hermano y convertirse en un jugador de fútbol. |
| follow me interj | (come with me) (tuteo) | sígueme interj |
| | (voseo) | seguime interj |
| | (ustedeo) | sígame interj |
| | "Follow me," said the waitress, and she showed us to our table. |
follow on the heels of [sb],
follow on [sb]'s heels v expr | figurative (do the same as [sb]) (PR) | seguir el mismo camino loc verb |
| | The young singer wanted to follow on the heels of his famous father. |
| | | seguir la senda marcada por loc verb |
| follow on the heels of [sth] v expr | figurative (come after) | venir aparejado loc verb |
| | They were afraid a large tidal wave would follow on the heels of the earthquake. |
| | Los tiempos difíciles siempre vienen aparejados de oportunidades para los que ponen su empeño en la innovación. |
| | | seguir a vtr + prep |
| | | venir después de loc verb |
| | | venir atrás vi + prep |
| | Si ve cruzar una pelota frente al auto, frene. Atrás viene el chico. |
| follow one another v expr | (come one after the other) | ir uno detrás de otro loc verb |
| | The goals quickly followed one another in the second half of the game. |
| follow [sb/sth] out vtr + adv | (leave closely after [sb/sth]) | salir inmediatamente después de loc verb |
| follow [sb]'s example⇒ vi | (do the same as [sb] else) | seguir la escuela de alguien loc verb |
| | I'm going to follow Maria's example and spend more time working with the community. |
| | | emular⇒ vtr |
| | | seguir el ejemplo de loc verb |
| follow [sb]'s lead v expr | (do the same as [sb] else) | copiar⇒ vtr |
| | The leader of the exercise class wanted us to follow her lead. |
| | La líder de la clase de gimnasia quería que la copiáramos. |
| | | seguir⇒ vtr |
| | La líder de la clase de gimnasia quería que la siguiéramos. |
| follow suit vi | figurative (do the same, copy: [sb] else) | copiarse⇒ vtr |
| | | imitar⇒ vtr |
| | He was such a copycat; if his brother did something he would always follow suit. |
| | After the first bank started giving away toasters, the rest of the banks followed suit. |
| | Era un copión: si su hermano hacía algo él siempre se copiaba. |
| | Era un copión: si su hermano hacía algo él siempre lo imitaba. |
| follow the crowd v expr | (copy what others are doing) (figurado) | seguir al rebaño loc verb |
| | She was truly unique, always refusing to follow the crowd. |
| | Era verdaderamente única, siempre negándose a seguir al rebaño. |
| | (figurado) | seguir a la masa loc verb |
| | Era verdaderamente única, siempre negándose a seguir a la masa. |
| follow the rules v expr | (obey instructions) | obedecer⇒ vtr |
| | Most things work more smoothly when we all follow the rules. |
| | He was a maverick who thought he didn't have to follow the rules. |
| | La mayoría de las cosas funcionan mejor cuando todos obedecemos. |
| | | seguir las reglas loc verb |
| | | cumplir las normas, cumplir las reglas loc verb |
| | | seguir las instrucciones loc verb |
| | La mayoría de las cosas funcionan mejor cuando todos seguimos las reglas. |
| follow-through n | (sport: continuation of motion) (Deportes) | acompañamiento nm |
| | (Deportes) | gesto de acompañamiento nm + loc adj |
| | You need to have a good follow-through to be a good golfer. |
| | Debes tener un buen acompañamiento para jugar bien al golf. |
| follow-through n | (continuing action) | conclusión nf |
| | (formal) | compleción nf |
| | The project manager keeps a close eye on her team to ensure follow-through. |
| | La gerente de proyectos vigila a su equipo para asegurar la conclusión de los proyectos. |
follow [sth] up by doing [sth],
follow up [sth] by doing [sth] v expr | (make further communication) | dar seguimiento loc verb |
| | John followed up his interview by sending a thank-you note. |
| | Juan dio seguimiento a su entrevista mandando una carta de agradecimiento. |
follow [sth] up with [sth],
follow up [sth] with [sth] v expr | (make further communication) | hacer seguimiento de algo con loc verb |
| | The lawyer followed her argument up with evidence. |
| | El abogado hizo un seguimiento del argumento con evidencia. |
| follow your nose v expr | informal, figurative (trust your instinct) | seguir el instinto expr |
| | | hacerle caso al instinto expr |
| follow your nose v expr | informal, figurative (go straight on) | seguir derecho loc verb |
| | Turn left, then take the second right and just follow your nose. |
| follow your nose v expr | (trace smell of [sth]) | husmear⇒ vtr |
| follow-on adj | (occurring next) | siguiente adj mf |
| | Neil saw his doctor this morning, and he has to go back for a follow-on appointment next week. |
| follow-on n | (cricket) (voz inglesa) | follow-on nm |
| follow-on n | (thing that comes next) | lo siguiente, la siguiente nm, nf |
| | This course is a follow-on to the one last semester. |
follow-the-leader,
follow-my-leader n | (children's game) (juego) | sigue al líder loc nom m |
| follow-up n | (further communication) | seguimiento nm |
| | Ryan received a follow-up from the salesman. |
| | Ryan recibió un seguimiento del vendedor. |
| follow-up n | (news item: further information) | desarrollo nm |
| | | seguimiento nm |
| | The newspaper printed a follow-up to the previous day's story. |
| follow-up n | (doctor's visit) | consulta nf |
| | | visita nf |
| | Ron had to go to the doctor for a follow-up. |
| | Ron tuvo que ir al médico por una consulta. |
| follow-up n | (work: successor) | continuación nf |
| | This novel is a follow-up to the author's first book, published 20 years ago. |
| follow-up adj | (visit, call: further) | posterior adj mf |
| | | subsecuente, subsiguiente adj mf |
| | Tom sent a follow-up message to Jim. |
| | Tom le envió un mensaje posterior a Jim. |
| follow-up inspection n | (additional examination) | revisión nf |
| | | control nm |
| | (trabajo) | seguimiento nm |
| | Before closing on the house, we need to do a final follow-up inspection. |
| | Antes de cerrar la venta de la casa, necesitamos hacer una revisión final. |
| follow-up investigation n | (supplementary police enquiry) | investigación posterior nf + adj mf |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. La investigación posterior fue fructífera y permitió identificar y capturar al asesino. |
| follow-up materials npl | (resources: supplement learning) (educación) | material suplementario nm + adj |
| follow-up question n | (additional enquiry) | repregunta nf |
| | Es una maestra de la repregunta, te va a resultar muy difícil darle respuestas evasivas. |