sekvi

Borrowed from Latin sequi.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsekvi/

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• Rhymes: -ekvi
• Hyphenation: sek‧vi

sekvi (present sekvas, past sekvis, future sekvos, conditional sekvus, volitive sekvu)

1. to follow
   • 1907, Kazimierz Bein (tr.), La Faraono‎^[1], volume 1, translation of original by Bolesław Prus, ch. I:

     Krom tio la oficirojn sekvis multenombraj kantistinoj kaj dancistinoj kun orkestro.

     Aside from that, the officers were followed by numerous singeresses and danceresses with an orchestra.

   • 2012, Plato, translated by Donald Broadribb, La Respubliko (Traduko al Esperanto) [The Republic (Translation into Esperanto)], 2nd corrected edition (paperback), New York: Mondial, →ISBN, page 17:

     Mi turnis min kaj demandis kie li estas. "Li sekvas vin," li diris, "do atendu."

     I turned and asked where he is. "He is following you," he said, "so wait."

     (literally, “I turned myself and asked where he is. "He follows you," he said, "so wait."”)

2. to pursue (an interest, e.g.)