Follow up definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

follow up in American English ; 1. to follow closely and persistently ; 2. to carry out fully ; 3. to add to the effectiveness of by doing something more. EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Definitionof 'followup'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× followup 1. phrasalverb Ifyoufollowupsomethingthathasbeensaid,suggested,ordiscovered,youtrytofindoutmoreaboutitortakeactionaboutit. Statesecuritypolicearefollowingupseveralleads.[VERBPARTICLEnoun] Anofficertookastatementfromme,butnoone'sbotheredtofollowitup.[VERBnounPARTICLE] 2. Seealsofollow[sense 5],follow-up MoreSynonymsoffollowupSeefulldictionaryentryforfollowCOBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordFrequency follow-up Wordforms:pluralfollow-ups variablenoun[oftNOUNnoun] Afollow-upissomethingthatisdonetocontinueoraddtosomethingdonepreviously. Theyarerecordingafollow-uptotheirsuccessfulfirstalbum. Onemanwasarrestedduringtheraidandanotherduringafollow-upoperation. COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof followup Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'followup' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'tyropitta' HindiTranslationof'followup' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency followupinBritishEnglish verb(tr,adverb)1. topursueorinvestigate(aperson,evidence,etc)closely 2. tocontinue(action)afterabeginning,esptoincreaseitseffect nounfollow-up3. a. somethingdonetoreinforceaninitialaction b. (asmodifier) afollow-upletter 4. medicine aroutineexaminationofapatientatvariousintervalsaftermedicalorsurgicaltreatment CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordFrequency follow-upinBritishEnglish (ˈfɒləʊˌʌp) noun1. somethingdonetoreinforceaninitialaction Themeetingisscheduledfortomorrowwithafollow-uponSaturday. Hislastnovelsold4mcopiesworldwide.Thefollow-upisalsoabestseller. Stampsetabouttheworkoffindingafollow-uptoBillyBudd. Theyarerecordingafollow-uptotheirsuccessfulfirstalbum. 2. medicine aroutineexaminationofapatientatvariousintervalsaftermedicalorsurgical treatment Thepatientreceivednophysicalexaminationandnofollow-up. modifier3. denotingsomethingdonetoreinforceaninitialaction Detailsmighthavetobefinalizedatafollow-upmeeting. Onemanwasarrestedduringtheraidandanotherduringafollow-upoperation. Madonna'sfollow-upalbumtotheacclaimedRayofLight CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordFrequency followupinAmericanEnglish 1.  tofollowcloselyandpersistently 2.  tocarryoutfully 3.  toaddtotheeffectivenessofbydoingsomethingmore SeefulldictionaryentryforfollowWebster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordFrequency follow-upinAmericanEnglish (ˈfɑloʊˌʌp ) adjective1.  designatingorofanythingthatfollowssomethingelseasareview,addition,etc. follow-upexaminations,afollow-upletter noun2.  afollow-upthingorevent 3.  theuseoffollow-upletters,visits,etc. 4.  afollowingup Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordFrequency follow-upinAmericanEnglish (ˈfɑlouˌʌp) noun1. theactoffollowingup 2. anactionorthingthatservestoincreasetheeffectivenessofapreviousone,asasecondorsubsequentletter,phonecall,orvisit 3. Alsocalled:followJournalisma. anewsstoryprovidingadditionalinformationonastoryorarticlepreviouslypublished b. Alsocalled:sidebar,supplementarystory aminornewsstoryusedtosupplementarelatedstoryofmajorimportanceComparefeaturestory(sense1),human-intereststory,shirttail(sense2) adjective4. designedorservingtofollowup,esp.toincreasetheeffectivenessofapreviousaction afollow-upinterview afollow-upoffer 5. oforpertainingtoactionthatfollowsaninitialtreatment,courseofstudy,etc. follow-upcareformentalpatients afollow-upsurvey Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Wordorigin[1920–25;n.,adj.useofv.phrasefollowup] Examplesof'followup'inasentence followup Theseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontent.Readmore… Meanwhile,I'llfollowupalltheleadsIcanthinkofhere.Arthur,RobertTHREEINONEIfit'dbeenJaneorMaryorsomethingtherewouldprobablyhavebeentoomanyleadstofollowup.StuartHarrisonLOSTSUMMER(2002)Shecouldfollowupherinvitationtothedaughteratthesametime.Fraser,AntheaPRETTYMAIDSALLINAROW`Well,asIsaid,unlesstheygotsomething,aphonecallandafollow-upletter'lldoit.Wood,BariDOLL'SEYES(1995)Hemusthaverushedrightbacktothepapertodevelophispicturesandhandthestoryontothenewsdeskforthefollow-up.Babson,MarianDEATHINFASHION(1995)Therewasnofollow-upofpanickywingsorscurryingsmallmammals:itwastoofarawayforthat.Hilton,JohnBuxtonMOONDROPTOMURDER(1995)`Itwasjustafollow-upcallfromtheguyswhohauledmedowntown,toseehowIwasrecovering.Dreyer,EileenBADMEDICINE(1995) COBUILDCollocations followup  follow-upperiod Trendsof followup Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Inotherlanguages followup BritishEnglish:follow-up NOUN/ˈfɒləʊʌp/Afollow-upissomethingthatisdonetocontinueoraddtosomethingdonepreviously.Theyarerecordingafollow-uptotheirsuccessfulfirstalbum.AmericanEnglish:follow-up /ˈfɑloʊʌp/BrazilianPortuguese:continuação Chinese:后续的事或物EuropeanSpanish:continuación French:suite German:Weiterführung Italian:seguito Japanese:続きKorean:후속작업EuropeanPortuguese:continuação LatinAmericanSpanish:continuación Thai:การเก็บข้อมูลต่อ,การติดตามข้อมูล,การต่อยอด Translateyourtextforfree Browsealphabetically followup followthesteps followthereafter followthrough followup followwherever followyournose follow-my-leader AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'F' Relatedtermsof followup follow-upcall follow-upcare follow-upalbum follow-upletter follow-upperiod Viewmorerelatedwords Source DefinitionoffollowupfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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