follow through

phrasal verb

If you follow through an action, plan, or idea or follow through with it, you continue doing or thinking about it until you have done everything possible.

The leadership has been unwilling to follow through the implications of these ideas. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

I was trained to be an actress but I didn't follow it through. [VERB noun PARTICLE]

He decided to follow through with his original plan. [VERB PARTICLE + with]

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follow-through

Word forms: plural follow-throughs

1. uncountable noun [oft a NOUN]

A follow-through is something that completes an action or a planned series of actions.

The reality is that people's intentions are rarely matched by their follow-through.

2. variable noun

A follow-through is a movement that completes an action such as hitting a ball.

Focus on making a short, firm follow-through.

follow through in British English

verb (adverb)

1. sport

to complete (a stroke or shot) by continuing the movement to the end of its arc

2. (transitive)

to pursue (an aim) to a conclusion

noun follow-through

3. sport

the act of following through

the part of the stroke after the ball has been hit

the completion of a procedure, esp after a first action

follow-through in British English

(ˌfɒləʊˈθruː)

noun

1. sport

the act of following through

2. sport

the part of the stroke after the ball has been hit

Keep your eyes on the ball, even into your follow-through.

the completion of a procedure, esp after a first action

Focus on making a short, firm follow-through.

the task of finding a durable solution to the refugee problem as a follow-throughto the very temporary measures

follow through in American English

to continue and complete a stroke or swing after hitting or releasing the ball or puck

to continue and complete an action

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follow-through in American English

(ˈfɑloʊˌθru)

noun

the act or manner of continuing the swing or stroke of a club, a racket, the arm, etc. to its natural end after striking or releasing the ball, puck, etc.

this final part of the stroke

the continuing of a process, activity, etc. to completion

Examples of 'follow through' in a sentence
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It is time to follow through on work ideas.It's hard for him or her to talk to you and follow through on suicide plans.Companies must follow through with new plans, he said.I think the player must have followed through after his shot and he's got a bad one.Instead of playing too safe, you make bigger, bolder plans and follow through.Since going on the course, many of the group have called to tell me that they have followed through with the action points they left with.On the practice line, I will have students pose for a few seconds at the end of the swing in order to study the follow-through.

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British English: follow-through NOUN

A follow-through is something that completes an action or a planned series of actions.

...the task of finding a durable solution to the refugee problem as a follow-through to the temporary measures.

American English: follow-through
Brazilian Portuguese: acompanhamento
Chinese: 完成后续动作
European Spanish: conclusión
French: suivi
German: Ergänzung
Italian: completamento
Japanese: 遂行
Korean: 마무리
European Portuguese: acompanhamento
Latin American Spanish: conclusión

Chinese translation of 'follow through'

follow through

vt

[plan, idea] 将(將) ... 进(進)行到底 (jiāng ... jìnxíng dàodǐ)

See follow

单词	follow through
释义	follow through phrasal verb If you follow through an action, plan, or idea or follow through with it, you continue doing or thinking about it until you have done everything possible. The leadership has been unwilling to follow through the implications of these ideas. [VERB PARTICLE noun] I was trained to be an actress but I didn't follow it through. [VERB noun PARTICLE] He decided to follow through with his original plan. [VERB PARTICLE + with] See full dictionary entry for follow follow-through Word forms: plural follow-throughs 1. uncountable noun [oft a NOUN] A follow-through is something that completes an action or a planned series of actions. The reality is that people's intentions are rarely matched by their follow-through. 2. variable noun A follow-through is a movement that completes an action such as hitting a ball. Focus on making a short, firm follow-through. follow through in British English verb (adverb) 1. sport to complete (a stroke or shot) by continuing the movement to the end of its arc 2. (transitive) to pursue (an aim) to a conclusion noun follow-through 3. sport a. the act of following through b. the part of the stroke after the ball has been hit 4. the completion of a procedure, esp after a first action follow-through in British English (ˌfɒləʊˈθruː) noun 1. sport the act of following through 2. sport the part of the stroke after the ball has been hit Keep your eyes on the ball, even into your follow-through. 3. the completion of a procedure, esp after a first action Focus on making a short, firm follow-through. the task of finding a durable solution to the refugee problem as a follow-throughto the very temporary measures follow through in American English 1. to continue and complete a stroke or swing after hitting or releasing the ball or puck 2. to continue and complete an action See full dictionary entry for follow follow-through in American English (ˈfɑloʊˌθru) noun 1. a. the act or manner of continuing the swing or stroke of a club, a racket, the arm, etc. to its natural end after striking or releasing the ball, puck, etc. b. this final part of the stroke 2. the continuing of a process, activity, etc. to completion Examples of 'follow through' in a sentence follow through It is time to follow through on work ideas. The Sun (2009) It's hard for him or her to talk to you and follow through on suicide plans. Christianity Today (2000) Companies must follow through with new plans, he said. Times, Sunday Times (2010) I think the player must have followed through after his shot and he's got a bad one. The Sun (2012) Instead of playing too safe, you make bigger, bolder plans and follow through. The Sun (2010) Since going on the course, many of the group have called to tell me that they have followed through with the action points they left with. Times, Sunday Times (2014) On the practice line, I will have students pose for a few seconds at the end of the swing in order to study the follow-through. Leeson, Robert THE LAST GENIE (1993) In other languages follow through British English: follow-through NOUN A follow-through is something that completes an action or a planned series of actions. ...the task of finding a durable solution to the refugee problem as a follow-through to the temporary measures. American English: follow-through Brazilian Portuguese: acompanhamento Chinese: 完成后续动作 European Spanish: conclusión French: suivi German: Ergänzung Italian: completamento Japanese: 遂行 Korean: 마무리 European Portuguese: acompanhamento Latin American Spanish: conclusión Chinese translation of 'follow through' follow through vt [plan, idea] 将(將) ... 进(進)行到底 (jiāng ... jìnxíng dàodǐ) See follow Image of follow through © tmcphotos, shutterstock
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