"follow on" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-follow on.ogg Forms: follow ons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} follow on (plural follow ons)
  1. Misspelling of follow-on. Tags: alt-of, misspelling Alternative form of: follow-on
    Sense id: en-follow_on-en-noun-Cxx3sHXB

Verb

Audio: en-au-follow on.ogg Forms: follows on [present, singular, third-person], following on [participle, present], followed on [participle, past], followed on [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} follow on (third-person singular simple present follows on, present participle following on, simple past and past participle followed on)
  1. To follow in sequence; to come next. Synonyms: succeed, follow-on Synonyms (follow in sequence): come after Derived forms: follow-on [noun] Related terms: follow through [verb], follow up [verb]
    Sense id: en-follow_on-en-verb-qSm6jr3Z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, English phrasal verbs formed with "on", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 66 25 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 11 66 23 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "on": 11 67 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 58 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 75 19 Disambiguation of 'follow in sequence': 98 2
  2. (cricket, of a team) To bat their second innings immediately after their first innings. Categories (topical): Cricket
    Sense id: en-follow_on-en-verb-9pEolv29 Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

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