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sequor (P. praes. gen. plur. sequentūm, V.), secūtus (-quūtus), ī, dep.

SEC-, to follow, come after, follow after, attend, accompany : I prae, sequor, T.: cum omnibus suis carris, Cs.: servi sequentes, H.: hos falcati currūs sequebantur, Cu.: me intro hac, T.: signa, to march , S.: Ne sequerer moechas, H.: vallem, L.: scrutantīs quā evellant telum non sequitur, i. e. cannot be drawn out , L.: trahit manu lignum; Id vix sequitur, O.: zonā bene te secutā, i. e. which you fortunately have worn , H.To follow, succeed, come after, come next : sequitur hunc annum Caudina pax, L.: ut male posuimus initia, sic cetera sequuntur: tonitrum secuti nimbi, O.: quae sequuntur, and so forth : sequitur illa divisio, ut, etc.— To go to, seek, be bound for, have for a destination : Formias nunc sequimur: loca, Cs.: Italiam, V.: Rura, O.To follow, chase, pursue : finem sequendi, Cs.: facere: hanc pestem agmen sequebatur: hostīs, Cs.: (te) fugacem, H.: feras, O.To follow, fall to the share of, belong to : ut urbes captae Aetolos sequerentur, L.: heredes monumentum ne sequeretur, H.: quo minus petebat gloriam, eo magis illa sequebatur, S.—Fig., to follow, succeed, result, ensue : si verbum sequi volumus, hoc intellegamus necesse est, etc.: patrem sequuntur liberi, take the rank of , L.: damnatum poenam sequi oportebat, ut, etc., to befall , Cs.: modo ne summa turpitudo sequatur, ensue : ex hac re, L.To follow, take as guide, comply with, accede to, obey, imitate, adopt, conform to : sententiam Scipionis, Cs.: vos vestrum<*> que factum omnia deinceps municipia sunt secuta, have imitated , Cs.: Crassi auctoritatem: quid? iudices non crimina, non testīs sequentur? shall be influenced by : naturam: victricia arma, V.: me auctorem: non lingua valet . . . nec vox aut verba sequuntur, i. e. obey the will , V.To follow, pursue, strive after, aim at, seek : iustitiam: amoenitatem: Caesaris gratiam, Cs.: linguam et nomen, L.: Mercedes, H.: ferro extrema, V.—Of an inference, to follow, be proved : ut sequatur vitam beatam virtute confici: hoc sequitur, ut familia Tulli concidi oportuerit?: non enim sequitur, ut, etc.— To follow naturally, come easily, be readily controlled, be obtained without effort : oratio ita flexibilis, ut sequatur, quocumque torqueas: nihil est quod tam facile sequatur quocumque ducas, quam oratio: Verbaque provisam rem non invita sequentur, H.

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