Meaning

2 senses
  1. To follow in sequence; to come next.

    The new film follows on from the storyline of the original 1970s release.

  2. To bat their second innings immediately after their first innings.

Examples

77 sentences
  1. I need to follow up on that.

  2. Tom followed the bus on his bicycle.

    ruТом поехал за автобусом на велосипеде. — marafon

    deTom folgte dem Bus mit dem Fahrrad. — MisterTrouser

  3. I'm e-mailing to follow up on our phone conversation this morning.

  4. Tom follows Mary on Twitter.

    deTom folgt Maria auf Twitter. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. The bird followed them on their walk.

Forms

follows on, following on, followed on, followed on
Base formfollow on · to follow on
3rd person singularfollows on
Present participlefollowing on
Past simplefollowed on
Past participlefollowed on

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyfollow on
he, she, itfollows on

Past simpleLesson

all personsfollowed on

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave followed on
he, she, ithas followed on

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill follow on

Phrasal verbs

4 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

1 synonyms
follow in sequence:come after

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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