Meaning

3 senses
  1. (idiomatic, intransitive)To execute or complete a commitment.

    I don't appreciate salesmen who make promises and then fail to follow through.

    Try and follow through with your strategy.

    in die Tat umsetzen

  2. (idiomatic, intransitive)To continue moving the arms (and any held implements, such as a bat or club) or legs after striking e.g. a ball.

  3. (euphemistic, intransitive, slang)To defecate unintentionally as a result of a cough or sneeze, etc.

More definitions
  • pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue
  • carry a stroke to natural completion after hitting or releasing a ball

Examples

22 sentences
  1. Tom followed Mary through the tunnel.

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  2. Tom followed Mary through the gate.

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  3. He followed the tracks through the desert.

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  4. Tom followed the tracks through the forest.

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  5. You don't follow through on your promises.

    deDu hältst nicht, was du versprichst.

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Translations

2 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
complete a commitment:

Forms

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

irregular

Present simpleLesson

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

Past simpleLesson

all personsfollowed through

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill follow through

Phrasal verbs

4 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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