4 English Phrasal Verbs With 'FOLLOW'

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4 phrasal verbs with 'FOLLOW'

Follow on

1. Leave to meet someone after they have left the place you're at
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: He left an hour ago and I'll be FOLLOWING ON soon.
2. In cricket, if the second team to bat doesn't score enough runs, it has to bat again
   (Intransitive | British English)
   
   » Example: They were over 200 runs behind and had to FOLLOW ON.

Follow on from

1. Be the part of something
   (Inseparable | International English)
   
   » Example: The film FOLLOWS ON from the original.

Follow through

1. Do what is necessary to complete something or make it successful
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: The project went wrong when the staff failed to FOLLOW THROUGH.
2. Continue moving limbs after hitting a ball
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: You need to FOLLOW THROUGH smoothly when playing golf.

Follow up

1. Do something to check or improve an earlier action
   (Separable [optional] | International English)
   
   » Example: He FOLLOWED UP the meeting with a report.
2. Find our about a problem and act
   (Separable [optional] | International English)
   
   » Example: The police didn't FOLLOW UP the allegations.

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