phrasal verb

Follow on

Letter FInseparable

Follow on

Leave to meet someone after they have left the place you're at

Meanings

  • Leave to meet someone after they have left the place you're at (intransitive, International English)
  • In cricket, if the second team to bat doesn't score enough runs, it has to bat again (intransitive, International English)

Examples

  • They were over 200 runs behind and had to FOLLOW ON.

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