Siguiesen (en. Follow)

[siˈɣjɛsen]

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To continue in an action after a certain moment.

I hoped they would follow his instructions to the letter.

Esperaba que ellos siguiesen sus instrucciones al pie de la letra.

To continue a story or an activity.

If they continued telling their story, we would all be attentive.

Si ellos siguiesen contando su historia, todos estaríamos atentos.

To proceed in a path or direction.

I want them to follow this route until they reach the destination.

Quiero que ellos siguiesen por esta ruta hasta llegar al destino.

From the verb 'seguir', which comes from the Latin 'sequi'.

they would go ahead

Continue forward.

siguiesen adelante

if they continued like this

If they continued in this way.

si siguiesen así

To pursue or go after something.

seguir

follow-up

The action of following or following a process.

seguimiento

Keep up the pace

If they continued like this, they would be very successful.

Si ellos siguiesen así, tendrían mucho éxito.

Not to stop

It is important that they keep working hard.

Es importante que siguiesen trabajando duro.