Follow-up

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A subsidiary action taken in response to an event.

    "A follow-up order placed in 2019 will feature the technology being built into new trams which are due to arrive next year."

  2. 2
    a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment wordnet
  3. 3
    A posted message on a newsgroup, etc. in reply to a previous one. Internet
  4. 4
    an activity that continues something that has already begun or that repeats something that has already been done wordnet
  5. 5
    A shot on goal directly following another that has been saved.

    "It could have been much worse for City before the break, but goalkeeper Joe Hart saved Jamie Mackie's long-range shot and Helguson's headed follow-up - although the latter was offside - before Bothroyd hit the post with another header."

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  1. 6
    a piece of work that exploits or builds on earlier work wordnet
  2. 7
    The revisiting of a patient in ambulatory care.
Verb
  1. 1
    Nonstandard form of follow up. alt-of, nonstandard

Synonyms

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addendumafterthoughtappendixback mattercase historychase

Example

More examples

"From the menu-bar's "Reply" select "create follow-up message". The message you reply to is quoted."

Etymology

Deverbal from follow up.

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