Pagsubay

tracking; follow-up; monitoring; observationnoun

Alternative meanings

The act of following, checking, tracking, or observing the progress, status, or development of something or someone. It can be used for following cases, news, processes, deliveries, rules, or results.

Pronunciation

pag-SOO-bye

Root and affixes

Comes from subay, to follow, go along something, trace, review in detail, or act according to a rule. Pagsubay expresses the act of tracking or following up.

Variants or conjugations

subay; subayon; nagsubay; close following; follow-up; monitor; monitoring

Related words and expressions

watch; guard; monitor; review; process; record; update

Meaning and usage notes

Pagsubay works for tracking, follow-up, or monitoring. For later follow-up on a task or conversation, modern speech also uses pag-follow up or mag-follow up.