takip etmek

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish تعقیب ایتمك (tʿaḳib itmek, etmek),^[1][2] from Arabic تَعْقِيب (taʕqīb), verbal noun of عَقَّبَ (ʕaqqaba, “to follow, to succeed”),^[3] equivalent to takip (“pursuit, follow-up”) +‎ etmek (“to do, to make”).

• IPA^(key): /taːˈcip.et.mec/
• Hyphenation: ta‧kip‧et‧mek

takip etmek (third-person singular simple present takip eder)

1. (transitive) To go after in order to catch, catch up to or find something or someone; to pursue, to give chase.

   Synonyms: izlemek, kovalamak

2. (transitive) (for a road) To lead in a particular direction.
3. (transitive) To conform to, to adhere to (another person's behavior, set of rules, teachings etc.).

   Synonym: uymak

4. (transitive) To watch, to pay attention to something.
5. (transitive, law) To investigate, to look into an alleged crime.

   Synonyms: kovuşturmak, soruşturma açmak

6. (transitive) To observe a work, study etc.; to monitor.
7. (transitive) To come after, to succeed.
8. (transitive, social media) To subscribe to.

   Bizi sosyal medyadan takip edebilirsiniz! ― You can follow us on social media!

• “takip etmek”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “takip etmek”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4554