suivre

Meaning

1. to follow (literal sense)
2. to follow; to get (figurative sense; to understand what someone is saying)
3. to take (a course or a class)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɥivʁ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French suyvre, from Old French sivre, siure, segre, from Vulgar Latin *sequere of deponent Latin sequī.

Sentences

Face à son refus de les suivre , ils l'exécutèrent.

Faced with his refusal to follow them, they executed him.

Elle parle des lois de Yahweh qu'il faut suivre et respecter .

She talks about Yahweh's laws that must be followed and respected.