follow-up
noun
the act of following up.
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follow-up
American
[fol-oh-uhp]
/ ˈfɒl oʊˌʌp /
noun
follow-ups
plural
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the act of following up.
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an action or thing that serves to increase the effectiveness of a previous one, as a second or subsequent letter, phone call, or visit.
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Also called follow. Journalism.
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a news story providing additional information on a story or article previously published.
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Also called supplementary story. Also called sidebar. a minor news story used to supplement a related story of major importance.
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adjective
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designed or serving to follow up, especially to increase the effectiveness of a previous action.
a follow-up interview; a follow-up offer.
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of or relating to action that follows an initial treatment, course of study, etc..
follow-up care for mental patients; a follow-up survey.
follow up
British
verb
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to pursue or investigate (a person, evidence, etc) closely
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to continue (action) after a beginning, esp to increase its effect
noun
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something done to reinforce an initial action
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( as modifier )
a follow-up letter
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med a routine examination of a patient at various intervals after medical or surgical treatment
follow up
Idioms
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Carry to completion. For example, I'm following up their suggestions with concrete proposals . Also see follow through .
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Increase the effectiveness or enhance the success of something by further action. For example, She followed up her interview with a phone call . [Late 1700s]
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of follow-up
First recorded in 1920–25; noun, adj. use of verb phrase follow up
Example Sentences
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If you follow-up with early converters years later, they are generally in a much higher tax bracket and their Roth accounts have grown significantly.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
After follow-up meetings with civil society figures and others, Guterres was to host the pair for a private dinner in the evening.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
Kevin Sussman returns as the hapless owner of a comic-book store in a hilarious HBO Max follow-up to ‘The Big Bang Theory.’
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Diabetes UK says better follow-up care also needs to be offered to mums-to-be diagnosed with gestational diabetes in pregnancy because it increases the risk of type 2 diabetes after childbirth.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
I thought Mom might start asking a bunch of follow-up questions that I really didn’t want to answer: Is Zara being mean?
From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee
The official said Trump would then "follow up" with Putin.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
The Bank of England will publish the Financial Stability Report on Tuesday and follow up with a press conference.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
In 2022 the case involving Bernadette’s death was reopened for authorities to follow up on allegations reported by a former youth group member.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2026
The situation sounds unusual, so you should follow up with the SSA and request a detailed explanation — or perhaps even a correction if an error was made.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
But Digges did not devote his life to science any more than Copernicus did, and he didn’t follow up these ideas.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
Moreover, the follow-ups indicated to Disney that other Pixar franchises could be a viable revenue stream, no matter the public’s response to the films.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026
The live support is better than I expected—a robust conversation with a talented facilitator asking good follow-ups.
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
The two sides failed to agree a ceasefire at the May meeting and two follow-ups in June and July, brokering only a major POW swap involving thousands of prisoners.
From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026
Disney Animation Studios is having a big problem with sequels, and “Zootopia 2” joins “Moana 2” and “Frozen 2” on the list of disappointing follow-ups.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025
Miele saw Hayes only twice in six months, for routine follow-ups.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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