takip etmek

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Turkish

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Etymology

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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

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

Verb

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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

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References

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

Further reading

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