Definition of Follow Up in English :

Define Follow Up in English

Follow Up meaning in English

Meaning of Follow Up in English

Pronunciation of Follow Up in English

Follow Up pronunciation in English

Pronounce Follow Up in English

Follow Up

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Verb

1. carry out, follow out, follow through, follow up, go through, implement, put through

pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue

Example Sentences:
'Did he go through with the treatment?'
'He implemented a new economic plan'
'She followed up his recommendations with a written proposal'

2. follow up

increase the effectiveness or success of by further action

Example Sentences:
'The doctor followed up the surgery with radiation'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Follow Up

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verb (tr, adverb)
1. 
to pursue or investigate (a person, evidence, etc) closely
2. 
to continue (action) after a beginning, esp to increase its effect
noun follow-up
3. 
a. 
something done to reinforce an initial action
b. 
(as modifier)
a follow-up letter
4. medicine
a routine examination of a patient at various intervals after medical or surgical treatment
noun
1. 
something done to reinforce an initial action
The meeting is scheduled for tomorrow with a follow-up on Saturday.
His last novel sold 4m copies worldwide. The follow-up is also a bestseller.
Stamp set about the work of finding a follow-up to Billy Budd.
They are recording a follow-up to their successful 2009 album.
2. medicine
a routine examination of a patient at various intervals after medical or surgical treatment
The patient received no physical examination and no follow-up.
modifier
3. 
denoting something done to reinforce an initial action
Details might have to be finalized at a follow-up meeting.
One man was arrested during the raid and another during a follow-up operation.
Madonna's follow-up album to the acclaimed Ray of Light

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Follow Up

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1. 
to follow closely and persistently
2. 
to carry out fully
3. 
to add to the effectiveness of by doing something more
adjective
1. 
designating or of anything that follows something else as a review, addition, etc.
follow-up examinations, a follow-up letter
noun
2. 
a follow-up thing or event
3. 
the use of follow-up letters, visits, etc.
4. 
a following up

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Follow Up

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n.
1. The act or an instance of following up, as to further an end or review new developments: The follow-up is often as important as the initial contact in gaining new clients. The social worker's emphasis on followup reassured her clients.
2. One that follows so as to further an end or increase effectiveness: The software was a successful follow-up to the original product.
3. An article or a report giving further information on a previously reported item of news.
adj.
Intended to follow up, as to reinforce or evaluate previous action: a follow-up examination after the surgery.

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