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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish fylghia, from Old Norse fylgja, from Proto-Germanic *fulgijaną.
Pronunciation
Verb
följa (present följer, preterite följde, supine följt, imperative följ)
- follow; to go after
En gatuhund följde mig hem.- A stray dog followed me home.
- escort, accompany
- follow; to be the next in a sequence
Vilket antal följer?- Which number comes next?
- follow; to carry out in accordance to
- follow (on social media, etc.)
Min ex följer mig ännu på Twitter.- My ex still follows me on Twitter.
- follow; to live one's live according to (religion, teachings, etc)
Hon följer ingen religion.- She doesn't follow any religion.
Vi måste följa reglerna.- We have to follow the rules.
- follow; to be a logical consequence of
Det följer att inget reellt tal kan ha en kvadrat som är negativ.- It follows that no real number may have a negative square.
Conjugation
Conjugation of följa (weak)
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