follow-up
followup
reexamination
review | a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment |
| follow-through | carrying some project or intention to full completion, I appreciated his follow-through on his promise |
| follow-through | the act of carrying a stroke to its natural completion, his follow-through was straight down the line toward the target, squash can be dangerous if your opponent has a long follow-through |
| follow-up followup | an activity that continues something that has already begun or that repeats something that has already been done |
| follow-on | an immediate second innings forced on a cricket team scoring a prescribed number of runs fewer than its opponents in the first innings |
follow-up
followup | a piece of work that exploits or builds on earlier work, his new software is a follow-up to the programs they started with |
keep up
keep abreast follow | keep informed, He kept up on his country's foreign policies |
follow
conform to | behave in accordance or in agreement with, Follow a pattern, Follow my example |
| follow up | increase the effectiveness or success of by further action, The doctor followed up the surgery with radiation |
stick to
stick with
follow c | keep to, Stick to your principles, stick to the diet |
follow through
follow up
follow out
carry out
implement
put through
go 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 e | grasp the meaning, Can you follow her argument?, When he lectures, I cannot follow |
trace
follow | follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something, We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba , trace the student's progress |
| follow through | carry a stroke to natural completion after hitting or releasing a ball |
play along
accompany
follow | perform an accompaniment to, The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano |
take after
follow | imitate in behavior, take as a model, Teenagers follow their friends in everything |
| follow travel along | travel along a certain course, follow the road, follow the trail |
| follow | to travel behind, go after, come after, The ducklings followed their mother around the pond, Please follow the guide through the museum |
pursue
follow d | follow in or as if in pursuit, The police car pursued the suspected attacker, Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life |
surveil
follow d survey d | keep under surveillance, The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing |
adopt follow
espouse | choose and follow, as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans, She followed the feminist movement, The candidate espouses Republican ideals |
pursue follow up on
act on | carry further or advance, Can you act on this matter soon? |
succeed come after
follow | be the successor (of), Carter followed Ford, Will Charles succeed to the throne? |
be
follow | work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function, He is a herpetologist, She is our resident philosopher |
watch
observe
follow watch over
keep an eye on | follow with the eyes or the mind, Keep an eye on the baby, please!, The world is watching Sarajevo, She followed the men with the binoculars |
comply
follow
abide by | act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes, He complied with my instructions, You must comply or else!, Follow these simple rules, abide by the rules |
| follow b | adhere to or practice, These people still follow the laws of their ancient religion |
| follow | accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of, Let's follow our great helmsman!, She followed a guru for years |
| come follow | to be the product or result, Melons come from a vine, Understanding comes from experience |
| follow suit | do what someone else is doing |
postdate
follow | be later in time, Tuesday always follows Monday |
| follow fall out | come as a logical consequence, follow logically, It follows that your assertion is false, the theorem falls out nicely |
| follow come after | come after in time, as a result, A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake |
| follow | be next, Mary plays best, with John and Sue following |
| follow | to bring something about at a later time than, She followed dinner with a brandy, He followed his lecture with a question and answer period |