Follow in Different Languages
Discover 'Follow' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Follow
Afrikaans volg | ||
Albanian ndiqni | ||
Amharic ተከተል | ||
Arabic إتبع | ||
Armenian հետեւել | ||
Assamese অনুসৰণ কৰা | ||
Aymara arkaña | ||
Azerbaijani izləyin | ||
Bambara ka tugu | ||
Basque jarraitu | ||
Belarusian прытрымлівацца | ||
Bengali অনুসরণ | ||
Bhojpuri पीछे पीछे चलल | ||
Bosnian pratiti | ||
Bulgarian последвам | ||
Catalan segueix | ||
Cebuano pagsunod | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 跟随 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 跟隨 | ||
Corsican seguità | ||
Croatian slijediti | ||
Czech následovat | ||
Danish følge efter | ||
Dhivehi ފޮލޯ | ||
Dogri पालन करना | ||
Dutch volgen | ||
English follow | ||
Esperanto sekvi | ||
Estonian järgi | ||
Ewe kplᴐe ɖo | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) sumunod | ||
Finnish seuraa | ||
French suivre | ||
Frisian folgje | ||
Galician seguir | ||
Georgian გაყოლა | ||
German folgen | ||
Greek ακολουθηστε | ||
Guarani hakykuerereka | ||
Gujarati અનુસરો | ||
Haitian Creole swiv | ||
Hausa bi | ||
Hawaiian hāhai | ||
Hebrew לעקוב אחר | ||
Hindi का पालन करें | ||
Hmong ua raws li | ||
Hungarian kövesse | ||
Icelandic fylgja | ||
Igbo soro | ||
Ilocano suruten | ||
Indonesian mengikuti | ||
Irish lean | ||
Italian seguire | ||
Japanese フォローする | ||
Javanese tindakake | ||
Kannada ಅನುಸರಿಸಿ | ||
Kazakh ұстану | ||
Khmer ធ្វើតាម | ||
Kinyarwanda kurikira | ||
Konkani अनुसरण करचें | ||
Korean 따르다 | ||
Krio fala | ||
Kurdish pêketin | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) بەدواداچوون | ||
Kyrgyz ээрчүү | ||
Lao ປະຕິບັດຕາມ | ||
Latin sequitur | ||
Latvian sekot | ||
Lingala kolanda | ||
Lithuanian sekite | ||
Luganda okugoberera | ||
Luxembourgish verfollegen | ||
Macedonian следи | ||
Maithili अनुसरण | ||
Malagasy araho | ||
Malay ikut | ||
Malayalam പിന്തുടരുക | ||
Maltese segwi | ||
Maori whai | ||
Marathi अनुसरण करा | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯅꯕ | ||
Mizo zui | ||
Mongolian дагах | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) လိုက်နာပါ | ||
Nepali पछ्याउन | ||
Norwegian følg | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) kutsatira | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଅନୁସରଣ କର | ||
Oromo hordofuu | ||
Pashto تعقیب کړئ | ||
Persian دنبال کردن | ||
Polish podążać | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) segue | ||
Punjabi ਦੀ ਪਾਲਣਾ ਕਰੋ | ||
Quechua qatiq | ||
Romanian urma | ||
Russian следовать | ||
Samoan mulimuli | ||
Sanskrit अनुशीलनं | ||
Scots Gaelic lean | ||
Sepedi latela | ||
Serbian пратити | ||
Sesotho latela | ||
Shona tevera | ||
Sindhi پيروي ڪريو | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) අනුගමනය කරන්න | ||
Slovak nasledovať | ||
Slovenian sledite | ||
Somali raac | ||
Spanish seguir | ||
Sundanese nuturkeun | ||
Swahili fuata | ||
Swedish följ | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) sundan | ||
Tajik пайравӣ кунед | ||
Tamil பின்தொடரவும் | ||
Tatar иярегез | ||
Telugu అనుసరించండి | ||
Thai ติดตาม | ||
Tigrinya ተኸተል | ||
Tsonga landzela | ||
Turkish takip et | ||
Turkmen yzarla | ||
Twi (Akan) di akyire | ||
Ukrainian слідувати | ||
Urdu پیروی | ||
Uyghur ئەگىشىڭ | ||
Uzbek amal qiling | ||
Vietnamese theo | ||
Welsh dilyn | ||
Xhosa landela | ||
Yiddish נאָכפאָלגן | ||
Yoruba tẹle | ||
Zulu landela |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | 'Volg' can also mean 'pursue', 'track', or 'attend' depending on context |
| Albanian | The Albanian word "ndiqni" comes from the Proto-Indo-European root *sekw-, meaning "to follow" or "to pursue". |
| Amharic | The word ተከተል also means 'to come after' or 'to succeed'. |
| Arabic | In pre-Islamic Arabic, "إتبع" also meant "to seek or obtain." |
| Azerbaijani | The Azerbaijani word "izləyin" also means "to monitor" and comes from the Persian word "izlemek," which has the same meaning. |
| Basque | The Basque word "jarraitu" also means "to continue", "to go on", or "to keep doing something." |
| Belarusian | The word is related to the word |
| Bengali | অনুসরণ is related to the Sanskrit word 'anuśaraṇa' meaning 'following after' or 'observing a rule' |
| Bosnian | The verb pratiti is used only in negative forms in Bosnian, and its original meaning was 'to make an obstacle to', from Proto-Slavic *prětiti. |
| Bulgarian | The word "следвам" in Bulgarian can also refer to "attend school" or "study", highlighting its connection to the idea of pursuing knowledge or a path. |
| Catalan | The word "segueix" can also mean "continue" or "go on" in Catalan. |
| Cebuano | The root word of "pagsunod" is "sunod," which also means "to imitate" or "to obey." |
| Chinese (Simplified) | "跟随"在汉语中除了表示「尾随，追逐」之外，还有「顺应，遵循」的意思。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | In Chinese mythology, “跟” can also refer to a legendary beast resembling a horse with a white head and a black body that roamed in the Kunlun Mountains. |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "seguità" has a dual meaning of "follow" and "pursue" |
| Croatian | The word 'slijediti' is derived from the Proto-Slavic word 'slěditi', which also means 'to track' or 'to pursue'. |
| Czech | The Czech word "následovat" comes from the Proto-Slavic root *sъlěděti or *sŭlěděti, which also means "to follow" or "to accompany". The word exists in other Slavic languages and, in Czech, the archaic word "slěditi" means "to spy" or "to track someone". |
| Danish | Following a person or thing in Danish, "følge efter", shares etymology with the verb "to follow up", which is a more literal translation. |
| Dutch | The etymology is 'volgen', meaning 'to make a track behind something' |
| Esperanto | The word "sekvi" in Esperanto also has the alternate meaning of "to go after" or "to pursue". |
| Estonian | "Järgi" comes from the Proto-Finnic word "*järvi", meaning "wake" or "track". |
| Finnish | The word "seuraa" also means "a company" or "a group of people". |
| French | Suivre derives from the Latin word "sequere," meaning "to go after" or "to pursue." |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "folgje" also means "consequence" or "result". |
| Galician | In Galician, "seguir" also means "continue" or "keep going. |
| Georgian | Georgian “გაყოლა“ ("follow") is semantically equivalent to the Old Georgian word that meant only "accompany, escort", in particular "to the enemy" or to hunt animals. |
| German | The German word _Folgen_ originates with _folgen_, 'proceed' + _-ig_, a nominalizing element, and can also be used in the idiomatic expressions _in folgen_: 'after', or _von folgen_' for 'from'. In the idiomatic usage, the _-e(n)-_ ending is optional. |
| Greek | The term 'ακολουθηστε' is rooted in the Ancient Greek word 'ακολουθειν' and means 'to come after', 'to go with', or 'to attend'. |
| Gujarati | The Gujarati word "અનુસરો" can also mean "to imitate" or "to take as an example". |
| Haitian Creole | The word "swiv" in Haitian Creole can also mean "to spin" or "to turn around". |
| Hausa | The word "bi" can also mean "come" in Hausa. |
| Hawaiian | The Hawaiian word 'hāhai' can also mean 'to descend', suggesting a connection between following and falling or moving downward. |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word 'לעקוב אחר' (l'akov achar) literally means 'to twist behind' or 'to go around after'. |
| Hindi | The root meaning of "का पालन करें" (follow in English) in Hindi is to "adhere to" something like a path, or an established way of life. |
| Hmong | The word "ua raws li" can also mean "take a bath" or "have a shower" in Hmong. |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word "kövesse" comes from the Slavic word "sъdъ", which can also mean "court" or "trial". |
| Icelandic | "Fylgja" has connections to the word "folk" and originally meant "one of the people surrounding you." |
| Igbo | Soro in Igbo can also mean 'a procession' or 'a group of people following behind' |
| Indonesian | The Indonesian verb "mengikuti" can also mean "to obey" or "to pursue a course of action or study" |
| Irish | In Irish, the word "lean" can also mean "to pursue," "to desire" or "to stick to." |
| Italian | The Italian word "Seguire" (to follow) also means "to continue," "to attend," or "to pursue" in English. |
| Japanese | The word "フォローする" (follow) in Japanese can also refer to "to pursue" or "to obey". |
| Javanese | The Javanese word 'tindakake' not only means 'to follow' but can also refer to 'taking action' or 'doing something'. |
| Kannada | The word "ಅನುಸರಿಸಿ" originates from the Sanskrit root "anu" meaning "after" and "sar" meaning "to go". It thus literally means "to go after" or "follow". |
| Kazakh | The Kazakh word "ұстану" can also refer to "holding" or "gripping" something. |
| Khmer | The word "ធ្វើតាម" can also mean "to obey" or "to comply with" in Khmer. |
| Korean | "따르다" is also used to describe a situation where a person is forced to do something even against their will. |
| Kurdish | The Kurdish word "pêketin" has the same root as the Armenian word "hetnel", meaning "to follow" or "to obey." |
| Kyrgyz | Ээрчүү can also mean "to wait for", "to attend to", or "to accompany" in Kyrgyz. |
| Latin | "Sequitur" derives from the Latin verb "sequi," meaning "to follow" or "to come after." |
| Latvian | The word "sekot" can also mean "trail" or "track" in Latvian. |
| Lithuanian | The word "sekite" is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sekw- meaning "to follow" and is related to the English word "seek." |
| Macedonian | The verb "следи" can also mean "to watch over" or "to keep an eye on" in Macedonian. |
| Malagasy | Araho is also used as an imperative used in the context of a proverb or an idiom. |
| Malay | The word "ikut" in Malay can also refer to a line or track and to the accompaniment of a melody. |
| Malayalam | The Malayalam word "പിന്തുടരുക" can also mean to pursue, to accompany, or to imitate. |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "segwi" probably comes from the Italian word "seguire", or the Sicilian word "sèguiri". |
| Maori | Whai is also used in the context of hunting, where it refers to the pursuit of game. |
| Marathi | अनुसरण करा (anusaaraN karaa) is derived from the Sanskrit verb 'anusaara' meaning 'to follow after, to follow in the footsteps of' |
| Mongolian | The Mongolian word "дагах" can also mean "to track" or "to pursue". |
| Nepali | "पछ्याउन" also means to pursue, chase or to imitate someone. |
| Norwegian | "Følg" is derived from the Old Norse "fylgja" which also means "companion" and "attendant spirit" |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | "Kutsatira" can also mean "to look after" or "to take care of". |
| Pashto | The word "تعقیب کړئ" can also mean "to pursue" or "to chase". |
| Persian | This verb can have a literal/physical sense, i.e. literally following someone while on foot or in vehicle, or metaphorical - referring to following and accepting ideas, orders, customs, principles, etc.. The word is ultimately derived from the Middle Persian word "hambāyistan". |
| Polish | The Polish word "podążać" originally meant "to walk" or "to pursue," and is related to the word "podąża," which means "path" or "way." |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | "Segue" can also mean "go to" or "continue" in Portuguese. |
| Romanian | The word "urma" has also been used in Romanian to refer to the "tail" of an animal or to the "train" of a dress or skirt. |
| Russian | The Russian word "следовать" can alternately mean "to occur" or "to result". |
| Samoan | The word "mulimuli" in Samoan also means "chase" or "pursue" indicating the pursuit of something ahead. |
| Scots Gaelic | The word 'lean' in Scots Gaelic also means 'to stick, cling or adhere'. |
| Serbian | The Serbo-Croatian word "pratiti" derives from the Proto-Slavic "*prędъ", meaning "to walk in front" or "to lead". |
| Sesotho | The word 'latela' is related to the word 'lata', which means pursuit, and has the extended meaning of seeking after something. |
| Shona | The Shona word "tevera" can also mean "to attend" or "to accompany." |
| Sindhi | پيروي ڪريو (follow) is derived from the Persian word "پِيرو" (follower), meaning "to walk behind" or "to follow someone"} |
| Slovak | The word "nasledovať" ultimately derives from the Proto-Slavic word "slědъ", meaning "trace" or "path." |
| Slovenian | In Slovenian, 'slediti' can also mean to adhere to a set of rules or beliefs. |
| Somali | In Arabic, "raac" means "to be a leader," whereas in Somali, it means "to follow." |
| Spanish | The verb "seguir" derives from the Latin "sequere", meaning "to follow" or "to come after." |
| Sundanese | Alternately, the word "nuturkeun" in Sundanese can also mean "to track" or "to stalk". |
| Swahili | Fuata also means to "pursue" or "obey". In Swahili, "fuata sheria" means to obey the law. |
| Swedish | The Swedish word "Följ" derives from the Old Norse word "fylgja", meaning "companion" or "entourage". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | In Tagalog, some synonyms for sundan are "habulin" and "tuntun," and it can also mean "to stalk" or "to pursue". |
| Tamil | The word 'பின்தொடரவும்' (follow) in Tamil also means 'to chase', 'to pursue', and 'to track'. |
| Thai | ติดตาม also means to "wait for" something. |
| Turkish | The Turkish word "takip et" also means "to pursue" or "to monitor" something. |
| Ukrainian | The word "слідувати" can also mean "to adhere to" or "to conform to". |
| Urdu | پیروی derives from the Persian word "Pai-rav" meaning "follower of the Prophet"," but can also mean "to imitate"} |
| Uzbek | The Uzbek word "amal qiling" has its origin in the Arabic word "'amal" which means "action", "deed" or "work", and is used in Uzbek to mean "follow", "accompany" or "perform a task or duty." |
| Vietnamese | The word "theo" can also mean "to go with" or "to accompany". |
| Welsh | Dilyn can also mean "to attend to" or "to take care of" in Welsh. |
| Xhosa | "Landelana" means to chase, while "landela" means to follow. |
| Yiddish | Yiddish "נאָכפאָלגן" is also used idiomatically to mean "to imitate" or "to mimic." |
| Yoruba | One of the meanings of “tẹlẹ” is 'to make a request to someone to help you carry some of your load'. |
| Zulu | The Zulu word "landela" can also mean "to trace" or "to pursue". |
| English | The word 'follow' derives from the Old English word 'folgian,' meaning 'to follow, accompany, or obey.' |