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follow through
fol·low F0229100 (fŏl′ō)v. fol·lowed, fol·low·ing, fol·lows v.tr.1. a. To come or go after; proceed behind: Follow the usher to your seat.b. To go after in pursuit: would follow his enemy to the ends of the earth.c. To keep under surveillance: The agent followed the suspect around town.2. a. To move along the course of; take: We followed the path.b. To move in the direction of; be guided by: followed the sun westward; followed the signs to the zoo.c. To lie in the same path as: The road follows the old trading route.d. To be parallel to: The road follows the river.3. To accept the guidance, command, or leadership of: follow a spiritual master; rebels who refused to follow their leader.4. To adhere to; practice: followed family traditions.5. To take as a model or precedent; imitate: followed my example and resigned.6. a. To act in agreement or compliance with; obey: follow the rules; follow one's instincts.b. To keep to or stick to: followed the recipe; follow a diet.7. To engage in (a trade or occupation); work at.8. To come after in order, time, or position: Night follows day.9. To bring something about at a later time than or as a consequence of: She followed her lecture with a question-and-answer period. The band followed its hit album with a tour.10. To occur or be evident as a consequence of: Your conclusion does not follow your premise.11. a. To watch or observe closely: followed the bird through binoculars.b. To be attentive to; pay close heed to: too sleepy to follow the sermon.c. To keep oneself informed of the course, progress, or fortunes of: follow the stock market; followed the local teams.12. To grasp the meaning or logic of; understand: Do you follow my argument?v.intr.1. To come, move, or take place after another person or thing in order or time.2. To occur or be evident as a consequence; result: If you ignore your diet, trouble will follow.3. To grasp the meaning or reasoning of something; understand.n. Games A billiards shot in which the cue ball is struck above center so that it follows the path of the object ball after impact.Phrasal Verbs: follow along To move or proceed in unison or in accord with an example: followed along with the song. follow through1. Sports To carry a stroke to natural completion after hitting or releasing a ball or other object.2. To carry an act, project, or intention to completion; pursue fully: followed through on her promise to fix the oven. follow up To increase the effectiveness or enhance the success of by further action: followed up her interview with an email.Idioms: as follows As will be stated next. Used to introduce a specified enumeration, explanation, or command. follow (one's) nose1. To move straight ahead or in a direct path.2. Informal To be guided by instinct: had no formal training but became a success by following his nose. follow suit1. Games To play a card of the same suit as the one led.2. To do as another has done; follow an example.
[Middle English folowen, from Old English folgian.]
fol′low·er·ship′ n.Synonyms: follow, succeed, ensue, result
These verbs mean to come after something or someone. Follow, the most general, refers to people or things that come after another in time or order or as a consequence or result: You go first, and we'll follow. He disregarded doctor's orders, and a relapse soon followed. To succeed is to come next after another, especially in planned order determined by considerations such as rank, inheritance, or election: The heir apparent succeeded to the throne. Ensue and result are used only of events or conditions that follow another in time. Ensue usually applies to what is a consequence: After the government was toppled, chaos ensued. Result implies that what follows is caused by what has preceded: Driving over the speed limit can result in a fine.Usage Note: As follows (not as follow) is the established form of the idiom regardless of whether the noun that precedes it is singular or plural: The regulations are as follows.follow through vb (adverb) 1. (Tennis) sport to complete (a stroke or shot) by continuing the movement to the end of its arc2. (tr) to pursue (an aim) to a conclusion n 3. (Individual Sports, other than specified) sport a. the act of following throughb. the part of the stroke after the ball has been hit 4. the completion of a procedure, esp after a first action Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | follow through - carry a stroke to natural completion after hitting or releasing a ballathletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competitionhit - cause to move by striking; "hit a ball" | | 2. | follow through - pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue; "Did he go through with the treatment?"; "He implemented a new economic plan"; "She followed up his recommendations with a written proposal"follow out, follow up, put through, carry out, implement, go throughcomplete, finish - come or bring to a finish or an end; "He finished the dishes"; "She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree"; "The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours"adhere - follow through or carry out a plan without deviation; "They adhered to their plan"accomplish, carry out, carry through, fulfil, fulfill, action, execute - put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation" |
followverb1. To keep (another) under surveillance by moving along behind:dog, shadow, track, trail.Informal: bird-dog, tail.2. To act in conformity with:abide by, adhere, carry out, comply, conform, keep, mind, obey, observe.Idiom: toe the line.3. To take as a model or make conform to a model:copy, emulate, imitate, model (on, upon, or after), pattern (on, upon, or after).Idioms: follow in the footsteps of, follow suit, follow the example of.4. To occur after in time:ensue, succeed, supervene.Idiom: follow on the heels of.5. To occur as a consequence:attend, ensue, result.6. To perceive and recognize the meaning of:accept, apprehend, catch (on), compass, comprehend, conceive, fathom, get, grasp, make out, read, see, sense, take, take in, understand.Informal: savvy.Slang: dig.Chiefly British: twig.Scots: ken.Idioms: get a handle on, get the picture.phrasal verb
follow throughTo strengthen the effect of (an action) by further action:follow up, pursue.phrasal verb
follow upTo strengthen the effect of (an action) by further action:follow through, pursue.Translationsfollow through
follow through1. verb To engage in an action or complete some task that one said or implied one would do. If you told her you'd help her move, then you need to follow through. The customer service guy said he would send me an email, and he actually followed through and did it.2. verb In sports, to fully complete a motion or stroke (such as when shooting a basketball or swinging a golf club, for example). You didn't follow through with your swing—that's why the ball didn't travel farther.3. noun In sports, the full completion of a motion or stroke (such as when shooting a basketball or swinging a golf club, for example). You need to work on your follow through if you want the ball to travel farther.See also: follow, throughfollow through (with something) and follow something through to complete an activity, doing what was promised. I wish you would follow through with the project we talked about. You never follow through!See also: follow, throughfollow through(on something) and carry through (on something) to complete a task; to see a task through to its completion. You must follow through on the things that you start. Don't start the job if you can't follow through. Ask Sally to carry through on her project.See also: follow, throughfollow through1. In sports such as tennis or golf, carry a stroke to completion after striking the ball. For example, You don't follow through on your backhand, so it goes into the net. [Late 1800s] 2. Carry an object, project, or intention to completion; pursue fully. For example, She followed through on her promise to reorganize the department. Also see follow up, def. 1. See also: follow, throughfollow throughv.1. To complete fully something that has been planned or is in process: She passed the remaining work on to him, but he didn't follow through right away. I followed through on the report and finished it the next day.2. Sports To complete a stroke or swing fully after hitting or releasing a ball or other object: My tennis instructor taught me how to follow through after I served the ball. When you're batting, don't forget to follow through on your swing.See also: follow, throughfollow through
follow through Sporta. the act of following through b. the part of the stroke after the ball has been hit follow through[′fäl·ō ‚thrü] (ordnance) Material which follows the jet of a shaped charge through the hole formed in the target. follow through
follow through The continuation of an action or repeating of a particular procedure or process.LegalSeeFollowfollow through
Synonyms for follow throughverb carry a stroke to natural completion after hitting or releasing a ballRelated Wordsverb pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issueSynonyms- follow out
- follow up
- put through
- carry out
- implement
- go through
Related Words- complete
- finish
- adhere
- accomplish
- carry out
- carry through
- fulfil
- fulfill
- action
- execute
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