martes, 15 de diciembre de 2009

SPANISH WORD (S) OF THE DAY: SEGUIR

A recurrent word in blogs in Spanish is "seguidores" (noun - in the plural form- that denotes the person performing an action; such action is "seguir")

Seguir: como (as)Verbo transitivo puede tener los siguientes significados (can have the following meanings):
1. [+sbdy, a clue] to follow
2. [+ prey] to chase, pursue
3. [+TV programme] to watch, follow
4. [+radio programme] to listen to, follow
5. [+process, progress] to monitor, follow up

Read the following examples carefully and say which of the previous five situations it refers to.
a. Tú ve primero que yo te sigo (you go first and I'll follow you) (1)
b. Seguía todos sus pasos (I followed his every step) (...)
c. Seguir los acontecimientos de cerca (to monitor events closely) (...)

Definitions and examples taken from http://dictionary.reverso.net/spanish-english/

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