suivre

/sɥivʁ/

verb A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
suit
past
a suivi
perfect
suivi

Meaning

  1. to follow

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

donner suite à

suivre is the general word "to follow"; donner suite à means "to follow up on," to respond or act on something.

Similar in other languages

German

folgen

folgen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to follow."

Portuguese

seguir

seguir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to follow."

Practice

1 What does suivre mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le chien ___ son maître partout.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches suivre?

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