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Synonyms for follow through

Grammar : Verb
Spell : fol-oh-throo, -throo
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɒl oʊˌθru, -ˈθru

Définition of follow through

Origin :
  • Old English folgian, fylgan "follow, accompany; follow after, pursue," also "obey, apply oneself to a practice or calling," from West Germanic *fulg- (cf. Old Saxon folgon, Old Frisian folgia, Middle Dutch volghen, Dutch volgen, Old High German folgen, German folgen, Old Norse fylgja "to follow").
  • Probably originally a compound, *full-gan with a sense of "full-going;" the sense then shifting to "serve, go with as an attendant" (cf. fulfill). Related: Followed; following. To follow one's nose "go straight on" first attested 1590s. "The full phrase is, 'Follow your nose, and you are sure to go straight.' " [Farmer].
  • verb bring to a conclusion
Example sentences :
  • Follow through to the end of it, and you are in Czerny's house.
  • Extract from : « The House Under the Sea » by Sir Max Pemberton
  • Nothing was normal about this project, so why not follow through?
  • Extract from : « Ten From Infinity » by Paul W. Fairman
  • It cannot exist unless it follow through the valley of a stream.
  • Extract from : « If, Yes and Perhaps » by Edward Everett Hale
  • Do you feel that you have this kind of tenacity and ability to follow through?
  • Extract from : « When You Don't Know Where to Turn » by Steven J. Bartlett
  • "Follow through on the orders you give sometime," Bennington said dryly.
  • Extract from : « Take the Reason Prisoner » by John Joseph McGuire
  • There is no need here to follow through the results in detail.
  • Extract from : « Modern Religious Cults and Movements » by Gaius Glenn Atkins
  • It is impossible in this study to follow through the records of the Society.
  • Extract from : « Modern Religious Cults and Movements » by Gaius Glenn Atkins
  • Cut our supply lines to shreds, and then follow through with a main attack on whatever our boys have gained.
  • Extract from : « Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal » by Robert Sydney Bowen
  • This is strongly conducive to a fast back-swing, a fast on-swing, and no follow through.
  • Extract from : « The Happy Golfer » by Henry Leach
  • I am away from home so much of the time that some things I start I cannot follow through properly.
  • Extract from : « Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Eleventh Annual Meeting » by Various

Antonyms for follow through

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