follow

seguir

Ir detrás de alguien o algo, en la misma dirección.

En inglés sencillo: To move behind someone or something, going in the same direction.

• Follow me to the kitchen.
• The dog followed its owner home.
• We followed the path through the woods.

Sinónimos: go after, trail

Antónimos: lead

Expresiones frecuentes: follow someone, follow a path, follow behind someone, follow that car

seguir, obedecer

Hacer lo que indican las instrucciones, las reglas o los consejos.

En inglés sencillo: To do what instructions, rules, or advice tell you to do.

• Please follow the instructions.
• She followed the recipe exactly.
• Did you follow your doctor’s advice?

Sinónimos: obey, comply with

Antónimos: disobey

Expresiones frecuentes: follow instructions, follow the rules, follow someone’s advice

seguir, suceder

Ocurrir o venir después de otra cosa en el tiempo o en un orden.

En inglés sencillo: To happen or come after something else in time or order.

• Dinner follows the meeting.
• A short break followed the first lesson.
• What follows this chapter?

Cómo se usa: be followed by something (The talk was followed by a short discussion.)

Sinónimos: come after, succeed

Antónimos: precede

Expresiones frecuentes: follow something, follow shortly, follow a meeting

efecto de avance

Golpe de billar que hace que la bola propia siga avanzando después de chocar con otra.

En inglés sencillo: A billiards shot that makes your ball keep moving forward after it hits another ball.

• Use follow on this shot.
• Too much follow sent the cue ball into a pocket.
• She added follow to keep the ball moving forward.

Sinónimos: topspin

Antónimos: draw

Expresiones frecuentes: follow shot, apply follow, use follow