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- Dictionaryfollow-up/ˈfɒləʊʌp/
noun
- 1. a continuation or repetition of something that has already been started or done: "a follow-up study of the same interviewees after retirement"
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1. a. : the act or an instance of following up. b. : something that follows up. 2. : maintenance of contact with or reexamination of a person (such as a patient) especially following treatment. The surgeon scheduled a follow-up with his patient a week after the surgery. 3. : a news story presenting new information on a story published earlier.
a further action connected with something that happened before, especially to find out if anything has happened or changed since the previous event: follow-up to This meeting is a follow-up to the one we had last month. Here's a follow-up to a story we covered last week on our programme.
of or relating to action that follows an initial treatment, course of study, etc.: follow-up care for mental patients; a follow-up survey. to pursue or investigate (a person, evidence, etc) closely. to continue (action) after a beginning, esp to increase its effect.
1. phrasal verb. If you follow up something that has been said, suggested, or discovered, you try to find out more about it or take action about it. State security police are following up several leads. [VERB PARTICLE noun] An officer took a statement from me, but no one's bothered to follow it up. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 2.
verb. pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue. “She followed up his recommendations with a written proposal”. synonyms: carry out, follow out, follow through, go through, implement, put through. accomplish, action, carry out, carry through, execute, fulfil, fulfill. put in effect. see more. Pronunciation. US.
1. the act of following up. 2. an action or thing that serves to increase the effectiveness of a previous one, as a second or subsequent letter, phone call, or visit. 3. a news story providing additional information on a story or article previously published. adj.
FOLLOW-UP definition: something that is done to continue or complete something that was done before: . Learn more.
