последовать

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Russian

Etymology

по- (po-) +‎ сле́довать (slédovatʹ)

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Verb

после́довать (poslédovatʹpf (imperfective сле́довать)

  1. to follow (move continually behind someone or something)
    Synonyms: (or other motion verb) пойти́ сле́дом за (pojtí slédom za), (or other motion verb) пойти́ вслед за (pojtí vsled za)
    Он после́довал за мной.On poslédoval za mnoj.He followed me.
  2. to follow (in sequence), to be next
    Заявле́ние после́довало за се́рией перегово́ров.Zajavlénije poslédovalo za sérijej peregovórov.The statement followed a series of negotiations.
  3. to follow (logically, consequentially), to be a consequence
  4. to follow (to be guided by something, act in accordance with something)
    Synonym: руково́дствоваться (rukovódstvovatʹsja)
    после́довать при́нципуposlédovatʹ prínciputo follow a principle

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