follow

[US]/ˈfɒləʊ/
[UK]/ˈfɑːloʊ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. & vi. kuongoka; kuangalia; kushiriki; kushika; kukubali.
Word Forms
Past Participlefollowed
Present Participlefollowing
Past Tensefollowed
Third Person Singularfollows
Pluralfollows

Phrases & Collocations

follow me

nifuata

follow up

kufuata

as follow

kama ifuatavyo

follow in

kufuata ndani

follow through

kikamilisha

follow suit

kufuata

follow up on

kufuata juu ya

follow after

ifuata baada ya

follow on

ifuata

follow the lead

ifuata mweleko

follow from

ifuata kutoka

follow up action

hatua ya kufuata

follow the crowd

kuifuata mkundi

follow out

kufuata nje

follow blindly

ifuata kwao kimyang'anyiro

Example Sentences

a follower of Gandhi.

mwanafunzi wa Gandhi.

in the following chapter.

katika sura inayofuata.

you are to follow these orders.

unapaswa kufuata maagizo haya.

follow the road downhill.

fuata barabara chini.

follow the track to the farm.

fuata njia hadi shambani.

follow the track uphill.

fuata njia juu.

follow the world's affairs

fuata maswala ya dunia.

follow this road to the mountain

fuata barabara hii hadi kwenye mlima.

to follow through a plan

kuifuata mpaka mwisho mpango.

to follow up a suggestion

kufuata pendekezo.

too sleepy to follow the sermon.

usingeweza kufuata mahubiri kwa sababu ya usingizi.

Real-world Examples

And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.

Na muhimu zaidi, pata ujasiri wa kufuata moyo wako na akili zako.

Source: Steve Jobs' speech

Hey, I follow through. I always follow through.

Hey, ninasimama kidogo. Nakisimama kila wakati.

Source: Grey's Anatomy Season 2

Several European airlines have also followed suit.

Mashirika kadhaa ya ndege barani Ulaya yamefuata kabari.

Source: CRI Online July 2014 Collection

They just haven't followed through with it.

Wamechelewesha tu.

Source: NPR News December 2014 Collection

All day long, students do nothing but follow instructions.

Siku nzima, wanafunzi hawafanyi choo lakini kufuata maelekezo.

Source: 2017 Hot Selected Compilation

Two operators are dead following a landslide which derailed their train in Shaanxi.

Wafanyakazi wawili wamefariki baada ya mafuriko ya udongo ambayo yamesababisha kivuko chao kupinduka huko Shaanxi.

Source: CRI Online November 2014 Collection

It's huge if they follow through with it.

Ni kubwa ikiwa watafanya hivyo.

Source: NPR News Summary May 2018 Collection

So, it remains to be seen if everyone follows through.

Kwa hiyo, bado haijulikani kama kila mtu atafanya hivyo.

Source: CNN Listening Collection November 2014

Eleven senior citizens have been confirmed dead following the fire.

Wazazi wa miaka mikubwa kumi na moja wamefariki baada ya moto.

Source: CRI Online August 2013 Collection

How closely are Russians following all this?

Ua kiwango gani Warusi wanakufuata yote haya?

Source: NPR News January 2022 Compilation

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