следовать

Russian

Etymology

след (sled) + -овать (-ovatʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈs⁽ʲ⁾lʲedəvətʲ]
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Verb

сле́довать • (slédovatʹ) impf (perfective после́довать)

  1. to follow (move continually behind someone or something) [+ за (instrumental) = behind whom/what]
    Synonyms: (or other motion verb) идти́ сле́дом за (idtí slédom za), (or other motion verb) идти́ вслед за (idtí vsled za)
    Сле́дуйте за мной.Slédujte za mnoj.Follow me.
  2. to follow (in sequence), to be next [+ за (instrumental) = behind whom/what]
    Ночь сле́дует за днём.Nočʹ slédujet za dnjom.Night follows day.
  3. (impersonal) to follow (logically, consequentially), to be a consequence, to ensue
    Synonym: вытека́ть (vytekátʹ)
    Из э́того сле́дует ((сде́лать) вы́вод), что...Iz étovo slédujet ((sdélatʹ) vývod), što...It follows that... (literally, “From this follows ((making) the conclusion) that...”)
    Отсю́да сле́дует ((сде́лать) вы́вод), что...Otsjúda slédujet ((sdélatʹ) vývod), što...It follows that... (literally, “Hence follows ((making) the conclusion) that...”)
  4. (impersonal) to be necessary, proper, expected or worthwhile (used in constructions meaning "should(n't)", "must(n't)" etc., [+dative = who])
    Synonyms: на́до (nádo), ну́жно (núžno), сто́ить (stóitʹ)
    Не сле́дует так поступа́ть.Ne slédujet tak postupátʹ.You shouldn't do that / behave like that. (literally, “It doesn't follow to act like that.”)
    Ему́ сле́дует сро́чно прибы́ть на вокза́л.Jemú slédujet sróčno pribýtʹ na vokzál.He should urgently arrive at the station.
  5. (literary, with dative case) to follow (to be guided by something, act in accordance with something)
    Synonym: руково́дствоваться (rukovódstvovatʹsja)
    сле́довать при́нципуslédovatʹ prínciputo follow a principle
  6. (official, of trains, buses etc.) to follow a route, to be bound (for), to travel, to go
    Synonym: отправля́ться (otpravljátʹsja)
    Авто́бус сле́дует до аэропо́рта.Avtóbus slédujet do aeropórta.The bus is bound for the airport.
    По́езд сле́дует без остано́вок.Pójezd slédujet bez ostanóvok.The train has no stops.

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