takip etmek

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish تعقیب ایتمك (tʿaḳib itmek, etmek),[1][2] from Arabic تَعْقِيب (taʕqīb), verbal noun of عَقَّبَ (ʕaqqaba, to follow, to succeed),[3] equivalent to takip (pursuit, follow-up) + etmek (to do, to make).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taːˈcip.et.mec/
  • Hyphenation: ta‧kip‧et‧mek

Verb

takip etmek (third-person singular simple present takip eder)

  1. (transitive) To go after in order to catch, catch up to or find something or someone; to pursue, to give chase.
    Synonyms: izlemek, kovalamak
  2. (transitive) (for a road) To lead in a particular direction.
  3. (transitive) To conform to, to adhere to (another person's behavior, set of rules, teachings etc.).
    Synonym: uymak
  4. (transitive) To watch, to pay attention to something.
  5. (transitive, law) To investigate, to look into an alleged crime.
    Synonyms: kovuşturmak, soruşturma açmak
  6. (transitive) To observe a work, study etc.; to monitor.
  7. (transitive) To come after, to succeed.
  8. (transitive, social media) To subscribe to.
    Bizi sosyal medyadan takip edebilirsiniz!You can follow us on social media!

Conjugation

References

  1. Redhouse, James W. (1890) “تعقیب ایتمك”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 563
  2. Kélékian, Diran (1911) “تعقیب ایتمك”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 382
  3. Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “takip”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

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