Definition

1. Verb:
   • To follow: To observe or monitor the actions, development, or progress of someone or something over a period of time.
   • To monitor / To keep track of: To watch and check a situation, a person's condition, or a process carefully for a specific purpose, such as security or health.
   • To surveil: To keep a person or place under close observation, especially for the purposes of security or investigation.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Công an đang theo dõi một kẻ tình nghi. (The police are following a suspect.)
  • Bác sĩ cần theo dõi bệnh nhân thêm 24 giờ. (The doctor needs to monitor the patient for another 24 hours.)
  • Tôi theo dõi tin tức mỗi ngày. (I follow the news every day.)

Advanced Usage

• "theo dõi động tĩnh": to monitor movements or activities.

  • Bộ đội theo dõi động tĩnh của địch. (The soldiers are monitoring the enemy's movements.)

• "phương pháp theo dõi" (medical): expectant method or watchful waiting.

  • Đối với trường hợp nhẹ, bác sĩ áp dụng phương pháp theo dõi. (For mild cases, the doctor applies an expectant method.)

Variants and Related Words

• Theo dõi sát sao (v): to follow closely, to monitor meticulously.
  • Giáo viên theo dõi sát sao sự tiến bộ của học sinh. (The teacher closely monitors the student's progress.)

Synonyms

• Monitor: To observe and check the progress or quality of something over time.
• Follow: To go or come after; to keep track of.
• Surveil: To keep under close observation.

Related Idioms

• Theo dõi từng bước: to follow every step, to monitor very closely.

  • Nhà đầu tư theo dõi từng bước phát triển của dự án. (The investor monitors every step of the project's development.)

• Theo dõi hơi thở: to watch someone's every breath; to monitor someone extremely closely and constantly.

  • Anh ấy cảm thấy như đang bị theo dõi hơi thở. (He feels like someone is watching his every move.)

verb

1. to watch for