Siguiese (en. Follow)

/siˈɣje.se/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

Indicates following or continuing an action in a hypothetical or desired context.

If he followed his advice, he would do better.

Si él siguiese su consejo, le iría mejor.

Expresses an action that is desired to occur in the future under certain conditions.

I wish she would stay in school for another year.

Ojalá que ella siguiese en la escuela otro año.

Used to express a negative possibility in the past.

I didn’t believe he would follow that tradition.

No creía que siguiese esa tradición.

From the Latin verb 'sequi', which means 'to follow'.

to move forward

It means that someone continues to move forward in a process.

siguiese adelante

if that is what he wanted

It indicates the possibility that someone wants to do something.

si así lo quisiese

did not follow the path

It refers to not continuing in the intended direction.

no siguiese el camino

To continue on the same course or action.

seguir

follow-up

The act of following something or someone.

seguimiento

sequel

What happens after an event, as a continuation.

secuela

Go with the flow

If the group decided to change direction, he would simply follow.

Si el grupo decidiera cambiar de dirección, él simplemente siguiese.

Not to complicate things further

If he kept it up, we would finish the work much faster.

Si él siguiese así, haríamos mucho más rápido el trabajo.