"följa" meaning in Swedish

See följa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Audio: Sv-följa.ogg
Etymology: From Old Swedish fylghia, from Old Norse fylgja, from Proto-Germanic *fulgijaną. Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|gmq-osw|fylghia}} Old Swedish fylghia, {{inh|sv|non|fylgja}} Old Norse fylgja, {{inh|sv|gem-pro|*fulgijaną}} Proto-Germanic *fulgijaną Head templates: {{head|sv|verbs|present|följer|preterite|följde|supine|följt|imperative|följ|head=}} följa (present följer, preterite följde, supine följt, imperative följ) Inflection templates: {{sv-conj-wk|följ}} Forms: följer [present], följde [preterite], följt [supine], följ [imperative], weak [table-tags], följa [active, infinitive], följas [infinitive, passive], följt [active, supine], följts [passive, supine], följ [active, imperative], - [imperative, passive], följen [active, archaic, imperative, plural], - [archaic, imperative, passive, plural], följer [active, indicative, present], följde [active, indicative, past], följs [indicative, passive, present], följes [indicative, passive, present], följdes [indicative, passive, past], följa [active, archaic, indicative, plural, present], följde [active, archaic, indicative, past, plural], följas [archaic, indicative, passive, plural, present], följdes [archaic, indicative, passive, past, plural], följe [active, dated, present, subjunctive], följde [active, dated, past, subjunctive], följes [dated, passive, present, subjunctive], följdes [dated, passive, past, subjunctive], följande [participle, present], följd [participle, past]
  1. follow; to go after
    Sense id: en-följa-sv-verb-N8hSExJd
  2. escort, accompany
    Sense id: en-följa-sv-verb--gHxLdxg
  3. follow; to be the next in a sequence
    Sense id: en-följa-sv-verb-wi~ODUW6
  4. follow; to carry out in accordance to
    Sense id: en-följa-sv-verb-sWjqK2UD
  5. follow (on social media, etc.)
    Sense id: en-följa-sv-verb-zIzIRKH1
  6. follow; to live one's live according to (religion, teachings, etc)
    Sense id: en-följa-sv-verb-I5hD8A7S Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 14 7 8 12 33 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 8 6 7 12 44 6 Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 20 11 5 5 18 32 9
  7. follow; to be a logical consequence of
    Sense id: en-följa-sv-verb-XyYTgUYS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fullfölja, följa efter, följa med, följas åt, följaktligen, förfölja, uppfölja

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "fullfölja"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "följa efter"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "följa med"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "följas åt"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "följaktligen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "förfölja"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "uppfölja"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "gmq-osw",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "fylgja"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse fylgja",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*fulgijaną"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Swedish fylghia, from Old Norse fylgja, from Proto-Germanic *fulgijaną.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "följer",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "följde",
      "tags": [
        "preterite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "följt",
      "tags": [
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "följ",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sv-conj-wk",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "följa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "följas",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "följt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "följts",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "följ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "följen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "archaic",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "imperative",
        "passive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "följer",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "följde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "följs",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "följes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "följdes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "följa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "archaic",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "följde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "archaic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "följas",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "följe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dated",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "följde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dated",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "följes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "passive",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "följdes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "följande",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "följd",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "10": "följ",
        "2": "verbs",
        "3": "present",
        "4": "följer",
        "5": "preterite",
        "6": "följde",
        "7": "supine",
        "8": "följt",
        "9": "imperative",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "följa (present följer, preterite följde, supine följt, imperative följ)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "följ"
      },
      "name": "sv-conj-wk"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "A stray dog followed me home.",
          "text": "En gatuhund följde mig hem.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "follow; to go after"
      ],
      "id": "en-följa-sv-verb-N8hSExJd",
      "links": [
        [
          "follow",
          "follow"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "escort, accompany"
      ],
      "id": "en-följa-sv-verb--gHxLdxg",
      "links": [
        [
          "escort",
          "escort"
        ],
        [
          "accompany",
          "accompany"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Which number comes next?",
          "text": "Vilket antal följer?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "follow; to be the next in a sequence"
      ],
      "id": "en-följa-sv-verb-wi~ODUW6"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "follow; to carry out in accordance to"
      ],
      "id": "en-följa-sv-verb-sWjqK2UD"
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "My ex still follows me on Twitter.",
          "text": "Min ex följer mig ännu på Twitter.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "follow (on social media, etc.)"
      ],
      "id": "en-följa-sv-verb-zIzIRKH1"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "18 14 7 8 12 33 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 8 6 7 12 44 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "20 11 5 5 18 32 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "She doesn't follow any religion.",
          "text": "Hon följer ingen religion.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "We have to follow the rules.",
          "text": "Vi måste följa reglerna.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "follow; to live one's live according to (religion, teachings, etc)"
      ],
      "id": "en-följa-sv-verb-I5hD8A7S"
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "It follows that no real number may have a negative square.",
          "text": "Det följer att inget reellt tal kan ha en kvadrat som är negativ.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "follow; to be a logical consequence of"
      ],
      "id": "en-följa-sv-verb-XyYTgUYS"
    }
  ],
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      "audio": "Sv-följa.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5a/Sv-f%C3%B6lja.ogg/Sv-f%C3%B6lja.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/Sv-f%C3%B6lja.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "följa"
}
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    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swedish lemmas",
    "Swedish terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish",
    "Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse",
    "Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish",
    "Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Swedish verbs",
    "Swedish weak verbs"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "fullfölja"
    },
    {
      "word": "följa efter"
    },
    {
      "word": "följa med"
    },
    {
      "word": "följas åt"
    },
    {
      "word": "följaktligen"
    },
    {
      "word": "förfölja"
    },
    {
      "word": "uppfölja"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
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    {
      "form": "följer",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "följde",
      "tags": [
        "preterite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "följt",
      "tags": [
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "följ",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sv-conj-wk",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "följa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "följas",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "följt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "följts",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "följ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "följen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "archaic",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "imperative",
        "passive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "följer",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "följde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "följs",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "följes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "följdes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "följa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "archaic",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "följde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "archaic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "följas",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "följdes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "följe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dated",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "följde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dated",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "följes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "passive",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "följdes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "följande",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "följd",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "10": "följ",
        "2": "verbs",
        "3": "present",
        "4": "följer",
        "5": "preterite",
        "6": "följde",
        "7": "supine",
        "8": "följt",
        "9": "imperative",
        "head": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "följ"
      },
      "name": "sv-conj-wk"
    }
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  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "A stray dog followed me home.",
          "text": "En gatuhund följde mig hem.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "follow; to go after"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "follow",
          "follow"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "escort, accompany"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "escort",
          "escort"
        ],
        [
          "accompany",
          "accompany"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Which number comes next?",
          "text": "Vilket antal följer?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "follow; to be the next in a sequence"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "follow; to carry out in accordance to"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "My ex still follows me on Twitter.",
          "text": "Min ex följer mig ännu på Twitter.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "follow (on social media, etc.)"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "She doesn't follow any religion.",
          "text": "Hon följer ingen religion.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "We have to follow the rules.",
          "text": "Vi måste följa reglerna.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "follow; to live one's live according to (religion, teachings, etc)"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "It follows that no real number may have a negative square.",
          "text": "Det följer att inget reellt tal kan ha en kvadrat som är negativ.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "follow; to be a logical consequence of"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Sv-följa.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5a/Sv-f%C3%B6lja.ogg/Sv-f%C3%B6lja.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/Sv-f%C3%B6lja.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "följa"
}

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