seguir
to follow
To follow someone or something
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segue
smooth transition between topics
Seguir means to follow and is related to the English word segue0. A segue is when one thing transitions into the next — because one thing follows the other.
seguir
to follow
To physically go after or behind someone.
Sígueme, yo conozco el caminoFollow me, I know the way
El perro siguió a su dueño por toda la casaThe dog followed its owner all around the house
to follow, to comply with
To follow rules, instructions, or a plan — your actions follow along behind them.
Debes seguir las instrucciones al pie de la letraYou must follow the instructions to the letter
El equipo siguió el plan desde el principioThe team followed the plan from the start
to follow, to understand
To follow someone's logic or reasoning — your understanding follows along behind their thinking.
No te sigo — ¿puedes explicarlo de otra manera?I don't follow you — can you explain it another way?
La explicación era tan rápida que nadie pudo seguirlaThe explanation was so fast that nobody could follow it
to follow (social media)
To follow someone on social media — the same idea as following a person.
Miles de personas siguen a ese influencer en redes socialesMillions of people follow that influencer on social media
seguir + gerund
to continue, to keep on, to carry on, to go on
When you follow a path, you continue along it. The same idea applies to actions: to keep doing something is to follow along the path of that action.
Puedes parar ahora y seguir más tardeYou can stop now and continue later
Siguieron caminando a pesar de la lluviaThey kept walking despite the rain
to still be, to keep (with gerund or adjective)
Used with a gerund or adjective to say something is still the case — the state keeps following along through time.
¿Tu hermana sigue enojada contigo?Is your sister still angry at you?
Sigue nevando en las montañasIt's still snowing in the mountains
seguirse
to follow, to be implied
When something follows logically from something else. The se makes the conclusion itself the subject — it follows on its own from the evidence.
De tus palabras se sigue que no estás de acuerdoFrom your words it follows that you don't agree
Si A implica B y B implica C, se sigue que A implica CIf A implies B and B implies C, it follows that A implies C