Spanish Conversation · Level 33
75 words
Spanish word
seguimiento
Pronunciation
IPA/seɣiˈmjento/
Meaning
- masculine nountracking
Example
Voy a hacer el seguimiento del paquete.
I'm going to track the package.
More examples
La clínica realiza seguimiento postoperatorio.
The clinic performs postoperative follow-up.
Core concept
Ongoing monitoring of a case, project, or shipment's progress.
Common phrases
hacer seguimiento de
track
dar seguimiento a
follow up on
seguimiento médico
medical follow-up
seguimiento de cerca
close monitoring
Similar words
rastreo: Tracing an item's or person's path to check its movements and last known whereabouts.
localización: Pinpointing an item's or person's current position.
Definition in Spanish
Proceso de control y evaluación continua de un caso, proyecto o envío para verificar su evolución.
Word origin
The noun derives from the verb seguir (from Latin sequi) plus the suffix -miento, forming a noun that names the act of following and denotes ongoing monitoring.
Usage tips
- Common collocations are hacer seguimiento a and dar seguimiento a, which take a direct object introduced by a or al in everyday speech.