French Conversation · Level 30
89 words
French word
suivre
Pronunciation
IPA/sɥivʁ/
Meaning
- verbfollow
Example
Je te suis.
I'm following you.
More examples
Il n'arrive pas à suivre la conversation.
He can't follow the conversation.
Core concept
A listener keeps pace with a speaker's chain of ideas, step by step.
Common phrases
suivre une conversation
follow a conversation
suivre la route
follow the road
suivre un régime
follow a diet
Similar words
comprendre: Understand the meaning of what someone is saying.
écouter: Listen carefully to what is being said.
rejoindre: Go to join a person or group.
rattraper: Catch up by making up lost time or distance.
Definition in French
Comprendre ou être d'accord avec le fil d'un discours, c'est-à-dire suivre une explication ou un raisonnement.
Word origin
French suivre comes from Latin sequi, meaning 'to follow', and develops the figurative sense of following a line of reasoning.
Usage tips
- In conversation, "Tu me suis?" commonly checks whether the listener understands, not whether the listener is physically following.