seguire

to follow

verb seh-GWEE-reh Common

Origin: Latin sequi (to follow)

Also means

to take (a course)

Usage Note

Seguire takes avere and is regular in the third conjugation. Beyond literal following (seguire qualcuno = to follow someone), it means 'to take a course' (seguire un corso = to take a course) and 'to follow' in the sense of keeping up with events or social media. Seguire una dieta = to follow a diet.

Examples

"Segui il sentiero fino al lago."

Natural Translation

Follow the path to the lake.

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